Exercise Training After Atrial Fibrillation Ablatio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000456651
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Adelaide

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 22 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 226

Inclusion Criteria

Symptomatic patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF, scheduled for AF ablation, aged between 18 and 80 years (inclusive).

Exclusion Criteria

AF ablation within past 12 months.
Cardiac surgery or myocardial infarction within the past 12 months.
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LV Ejection Fraction less than 45%)
Significant cardiac valvulopathy (except functional mitral and tricuspid regurgitation).
Active malignancy, active autoimmune or systemic inflammatory disease; severe renal or hepatic failure.
Unstable ventricular arrhythmias in the preceding 3 months.
Inability to participate in an exercise program due to musculoskeletal disease or other active diseases preventing participating in physical exercise.
Ongoing participation in exercise program >90 minutes per week.
Pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recurrence of any atrial fibrillation over 30s in duration, detected by implantable loop recorder, routine Holter monitoring or 12-lead electrocardiography.[ 18-month follow-up from date of AF ablation, excluding 3-month blanking period immediately following AF ablation.]