Dietary fish oil and post surgical atrial fibrillatio

Phase 2

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Atrial fibrillation post cardiac surgery; Cardiovascular - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12606000134527
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Adelaide Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

Elective coronary bypass surgery (CABG and/or valve repair/replacement surgery)• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Prior documented AF/AFL• Current anti-arrhythmic drug therapy or amiodarone use within the previous 3 months• NYHA class IV heart failure• MI < 2 weeks• Any condition which may affect the ability to ingest or absorb dietary fat (e.g. known active oesophagitis, gastric or duodenal ulceration, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, chronic pancreatitis, chronic liver disease, recent abdominal radiation therapy)• use of dietary supplements rich in n-6 or n-3 oils, e.g. fish oil, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil• habitually consume > one fish meal / week.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of atrial fibrillation[first 6 post-operative days]