Observational Study to Assess Sociodemographic and Clinical Features of Patients Treated With Rivaroxaban in Routine Clinical Practice of Hematologists, Cardiologists and Internists of Spain (HEROIC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02262676 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 13, 2014
Last Update Posted : January 23, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Atrial Fibrillation | Drug: Rivaroxaban (Xarelto, BAY59-7939) |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 2251 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Observational and Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Treated With RIVAROXABAN in the Context of Routine Clinical Practice of Spanish Haematologists, Cardiologists and Internists (HEROIC Study) |
Study Start Date : | October 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2015 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Rivaroxaban
Patients with Atrial fibrillation treated with Rivaroxaban
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Drug: Rivaroxaban (Xarelto, BAY59-7939)
Patients treated by Physicians under approved local prescriptions |
- Demographic Data [ Time Frame: At recruitment visit ]
- Medical History [ Time Frame: At recruitment visit ]
- Assess regional differences among the different Spanish autonomous communities on the management of patients with rivaroxaban treatment during the routine clinical practice [ Time Frame: At recruitment visit ]By use of Informe de Posicionamiento Terapéutico (Spanish Questionnaire)
- Adherence to rivaroxaban treatment [ Time Frame: At recruitment visit ]By use of Morisky-Green questionnaire
- Assess the satisfaction of rivaroxaban treatment [ Time Frame: At recruitment visit ]By use of Anti-Clot Treatment Scale (ACTS) questionnaire
- Assess the quality of life in patients [ Time Frame: At recruitment visit ]By use of Short-Form 12 Health Survey,version 2 (SF12v2) questionnaire

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients ≥ 18 years
- Patients with atrial fibrillation
- Patients in treatment with rivaroxaban for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation at least 3 months previous to inclusion period in study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients in treatment after start of study
- Patients treated with other anticoagulant treatment

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02262676
Spain | |
Many Locations, Spain |
Study Director: | Bayer Study Director | Bayer |
Responsible Party: | Bayer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02262676 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
17671 |
First Posted: | October 13, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 23, 2017 |
Last Verified: | January 2017 |
Stroke prevention on Atrial Fibrillation Prevention and Control Stroke |
Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Pathologic Processes Rivaroxaban Factor Xa Inhibitors |
Antithrombins Serine Proteinase Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anticoagulants |