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Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP 450 2D6) Genotype and Flecainide Efficacy

Conditions
Atrial Fibrillation
Registration Number
NCT00945867
Lead Sponsor
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Brief Summary

The determination of the 2D6 genotype will enable us to determine the way flecainide is metabolized by the liver. Some individuals are poor metabolizers and some individuals are extensive metabolizers of the drug. This will also determine which patients will benefit from the drug.

Detailed Description

Pharmacogenetics is the study of genetic variations on drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters. Pharmacogenetics is one of the first clinical applications of the Human Genome Project. Pharmacogenomics is the study of the role of interindividual genomics variability on drug response, efficacy, and metabolism. It correlates the effects of the entire expressed genome to the clinical usefulness and toxicity of a drug. Pharmacogenomics has the potential to change the way patients' therapy is optimized, allowing an era of "personalized medicine" in which patients will be divided into groups based on genetic markers that treatment outcomes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with recurrent AF
  • Patients with a structurally normal heart
  • Patients > 18 YO
  • Patients who signed an informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Renal failure with creatinine clearance less than 40
  • Elevated liver enzymes 3 times the normal range, or causing coagulation test abnormality
  • Pregnant patients
  • Patients treated with psychiatric agents

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
no recurrence of atrial fibrillation3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the dose of flecainide used6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assaf Harofeh Medical Center

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Zrifin, Israel

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