Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Finland

Completed

• Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

• Registration Number: NCT01990105
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Cardiac Society

Brief Summary

FINFIB 2 is an observational investigator-driven study that seeks to examine current treatment practice for atrial fibrillation in Finland. The investigators hypothesis is that the treatment of atrial fibrillation has improved since the introduction of new antiarrhythmic drugs and anticoagulants.

Detailed Description

FINFIB 2 is an observational investigator-driven study that seeks to examine current treatment practice for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Finland. It will produce important information such as whether the introduction of the new agents has taken place in accordance with the treatment guidelines in different parts of Finland.

Working hypothesis is that the treatment of AF has improved since the introduction of new antiarrhythmic drugs and anticoagulants. However, the investigators also expect to find out that there are geographical differences in the use of these agents. The expect outcome is that the investigators will identify these differences and be able to better homogenize the treatment of AF in different parts of the country and different levels of the health care system.

The study data will be obtained in the form of a cross-section sampling over two weeks. All patients with ECG-diagnosed AF who attend emergency clinics for examination or treatment of arrhythmia or other cardiac diseases during the study period will be included. The investigators estimate the number of patients will be about 1000. Aside from background information, risk data (e.g. CHA2DS2VASc), symptoms (EHRA classification), medication, examinations and the choice of treatment, the only data recorded about each patient with AF will be date of birth and gender. The patients will be divided into four groups according to type of AF: 1. New onset AF, 2. Paroxysmal AF, 3. Persistent AF, 4. Permanent AF. The data will be obtained by the local study doctor using online, protected data collection program. The data will be stored on a secured server, which can be accessed for data entry by the investigators at the study centers. The database is not a personal data register, as identity codes will not be stored at any point and individual patients cannot be identified later through the database. Only the investigator group will have the rights to use the database.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-20
• Study First Posted: 2013-11-21
• Study Completion: 2014-04
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1013

Inclusion Criteria

All adult patients with ECG-diagnosed AF who attend emergency clinics for examination or treatment of arrhythmia or other cardiac diseases during the study period will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to current atrial fibrillation treatment guidelines	Data collected during the ER visit	All patients with ECG-diagnosed AF who attend emergency clinics for examination or treatment of arrhythmia or other cardiac diseases during the study period will be included for assessment of the adherence of their treatment to current guidelines.

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Oulu University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Oulu, Finland

Helsinki University Central Hospital; 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland

Tampere University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Tampere, Finland

Turku University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Turku, Finland

Kuopio University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Kuopio, Finland