Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk for Neurological Complications

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.

Verified April 2007 by University Hospital Muenster.
Recruitment status was Recruiting

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Information provided by:

University Hospital Muenster

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00357227

First received: July 25, 2006

Last updated: April 18, 2007

Last verified: April 2007

History of Changes

Purpose

B8: Atrial fibrillation and the risk of neurological complications

Twenty-five thousand acute strokes are caused by atrial fibrillation every year. But even more frequent than symptomatic strokes are silent infarctions of the brain. Silent strokes remain undetected in most cases, but cumulate over time and progressively impair cognition. The impact of atrial fibrillation on subacute brain infarctions is not yet known. Moreover, it has not been elucidated so far how effective different therapeutic strategies in the treatment of atrial fibrillation prevent cognitive impairment. Thus, this study aims at evaluating the influence of different types of atrial fibrillation on silent strokes and the related impairment in cognitive functions. Other risk factors and cardiovascular diseases that are known to provoke the development of strokes will be assessed as well. So, it will be possible to isolate the contribution of atrial fibrillation to silent strokes and related cognitive impairment in segregation to other relevant factors. AF patients and controls will be examined twice in two years in order to evaluate the role of atrial fibrillation and differential therapeutic interventions with regard to the progression of silent strokes and cognitive impairment in a within subject-design.

Condition	Phase
Atrial Fibrillation	Phase 4


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Defined Population Observational Model: Natural History Time Perspective: Longitudinal Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk for Neurological Complications

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: familial atrial fibrillation

MedlinePlus related topics: Atrial Fibrillation

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Familial Atrial Fibrillation

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University Hospital Muenster:


Estimated Enrollment:	1000
Study Start Date:	January 2004

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	50 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior)
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical diagnosis of permanent, paroxysmal or episodic atrial fibrillation in the past or at present

Exclusion Criteria:

Pacemaker
Metal implants
History of acute stroke
Diagnosis of vascular or degenerative dementia
History of brain tumors
History of severe brain injury
History of psychiatric disorders
Pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00357227

Contacts


Contact: Stefan Knecht, Prof.	+49-251-83- ext 48195	knecht@uni-muenster.de

Locations


Germany
University Hospital Münster, Dept. of Neurology	Recruiting
Münster, NRW, Germany, 48149
Principal Investigator: Stefan Knecht, Prof.

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital Muenster

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Stefan Knecht, Prof.	University Hospital Münster, Department of Neurology

More Information

Additional Information:

University Hospital Muenster, Dept. of Neurology This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00357227 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	01 GI 0204
Study First Received:	July 25, 2006
Last Updated:	April 18, 2007
Health Authority:	Germany: Ethics Commission

Keywords provided by University Hospital Muenster:


Atrial fibrillation Stroke Vascular Dementia Mild Cognitive Impairment

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 26, 2016

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