HELP-AF: A randomised controlled trial assessing Home-based Education and Learning Program for Atrial Fibrillatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000607976
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Adelaide

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 620

Inclusion Criteria

Admitted and non-admitted patients presenting to the ED with a primary reason of atrial fibrillation.

Exclusion Criteria

Age < 30 years; Inability to provide informed consent; Home address outside hospital catchment area; Absence of ECG documentation of AF during index admission; Patients with a terminal malignancy; Patients with end stage heart failure (NYHA class IV or LVEF < 20%); Cardiac surgery < 2 months prior to index admission; Documented thyrotoxicosis or pneumonia;

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified