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Clinical Trials/NCT01673139
NCT01673139CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of 3 Years of Exercise in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation - A Generation 100 Substudy

Norwegian University of Science and Technology1 site in 1 country51 target enrollmentStarted: September 2012Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
51
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change in burden of atrial fibrillation

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This is a substudy of "Generation 100". The investigators will follow the persons with atrial fibrillation to see if 3 years of interval or moderate exercise affects the burden of atrial fibrillation, symptoms, use of health services or echocardiographic findings.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
70 Years to 75 Years (Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Included in the "Generation 100 study"
  • Atrial fibrillation diagnosis verified by ECG

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Arms & Interventions

Moderate exercise

Experimental

Moderate exercise

Intervention: Moderate exercise (Behavioral)

Interval exercise

Experimental

interval exercise

Intervention: Interval exercise (Behavioral)

Control

Experimental

Control group

Intervention: Control (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in burden of atrial fibrillation

Time Frame: At baseline and 3 years

Burden of atrial fibrillation; measured by Holter monitor and the patient.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Quality of life(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Atrial extrasystoles(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Endothelial function(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Number of hospitalisations with atrial fibrillation as main diagnosis(Total number during the 3 year intervention period)
  • Maximal oxygen uptake(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Function of left ventricle(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Size of left ventricle(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Total number of electrical cardioversions(During the 3 years of intervention)
  • Change in burden of atrial fibrillation(Baseline and 1 year)
  • Symptom burden(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Size of left atrium(At baseline and 3 years)
  • Function of left atrium(At baseline and 3 years)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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