Atrial Fibrillation

Clinical trials recruiting in Australia for Atrial Fibrillation, as the public registries list them.

Also called: AF; AFib; Atrial fibrillation, familial; Auricular fibrillation

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Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov, MedlinePlus Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

At a glance

7 trials recruiting in Australia

6 states or territories with a listed site

0 started recruiting in the last 30 days

815 trials recruiting overseas

11 October 2026 date last checked

Where the trials are

Listed sites in each state and territory. Choose one to show only the trials with a site there, and choose it again to show them all.

4 listed sites on this page do not say which state they are in, so the counts above are lower than the real number of sites in some states. The trials themselves are all listed below.

Trials for Atrial Fibrillation

7 of 7 trials shown.

This Australian count is likely to be on the low side. It counts the trials this site files under this condition; the registry’s own search is broader and also returns closely related conditions, some of which have their own page here. If you are searching widely, check the registry as well — every trial below links to its own record.

  • Recruiting Phase 4

    Phase 4 study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where
    • Canberra Hospital, Garran (ACT) — Recruiting
    • Bankstown Hospital, Bankstown (NSW) — Recruiting
    • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown (NSW) — Recruiting
    • Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord (NSW) — Recruiting
    • Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool (NSW) — Not yet recruiting
    • John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle (NSW) — Recruiting
    • Westmead Hospital, Westmead (NSW) — Recruiting
    • Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Birtinya (QLD) — Recruiting
    • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston (QLD) — Not yet recruiting
    • Redcliffe Hospital, Redcliffe (QLD) — Recruiting
    • Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide (SA) — Not yet recruiting
    • Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill (VIC) — Recruiting
    • Northeast Health Wangaratta, Wangaratta (VIC) — Recruiting
    • Royal Perth Hospital, Perth (WA) — Recruiting
    Who can join Age 55 Years and over. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Not accepted.
    Sponsor Population Health Research Institute
    Timeline
    Started 14 June 2019 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 December 2028

    NCT03968393 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts
  • Recruiting Not a phased study

    Study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where
    • Integral Health, Adelaide — Recruiting
    • Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide — Completed
    Who can join Age 18 Years and over. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Not accepted.
    Sponsor Biotronik SE & Co. KG
    Timeline
    Started 28 October 2019 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 30 May 2027

    NCT04075084 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts
  • Recruiting Not a phased study

    Study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where
    • Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne (VIC) — Recruiting
    Who can join Age 14 Years to 23 Years. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Accepted.
    Sponsor Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
    Timeline
    Started 23 June 2015 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 23 June 2035

    NCT05164328 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts
  • Recruiting Not a phased study

    Study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where

    No Australian site on this record is listed as recruiting right now, even though the trial itself is open. Check with the site or the official record before travelling.

    • The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville (VIC) — Not yet recruiting
    Who can join Age 18 Years and over. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Not accepted.
    Sponsor AuriGen Medical Ltd
    Timeline
    Started 28 March 2024 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 31 January 2025

    Past estimated completion. The registry still lists this trial as open, and the date it gave for finishing has been and gone. Confirm with the official record before you act on it.

    NCT05951101 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts
  • Recruiting Not a phased study

    Study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where

    No Australian site on this record is listed as recruiting right now, even though the trial itself is open. Check with the site or the official record before travelling.

    • Several sites, Multiple Locations — Not yet recruiting
    Who can join Age 18 Years and over. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Not accepted.
    Sponsor Atrial Fibrillation Network
    Timeline
    Started 14 October 2024 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 February 2030

    NCT06324188 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts
  • Recruiting Not a phased study

    Study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where
    • Westmead Hospital, Westmead (NSW) — Recruiting
    • Adelaide University, Adelaide (SA) — Recruiting
    • The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville (VIC) — Recruiting
    Who can join Age 18 Years and over. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Not accepted.
    Sponsor Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
    Timeline
    Started 8 April 2026 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 29 March 2028

    NCT07298473 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts
  • Recruiting Not a phased study

    Study for people with Atrial Fibrillation

    Where
    • St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne — Recruiting
    Who can join Age 18 Years to 80 Years. Sex Anyone, regardless of sex. Healthy volunteers Not accepted.
    Sponsor University Hospital of Leuven Leuven
    Timeline
    Started 1 March 2026 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 31 December 2030

    NCT07726056 · Checked 11 October 2026

    Trial details Summary for your GP Official record and contacts

voxsanity.com.au · trial list from public registries · page built 16 October 2026 · not medical advice

Trials not shown here

Some Australian trials are registered only on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry and are not shown here. Search them at Australian Clinical Trials.

Trials overseas

815 trials for this condition are open to new participants outside Australia, as ClinicalTrials.gov listed them on 11 October 2026. Voxsanity does not publish a page for any of them; the searches below reach them at the registry.

These overseas counts are likely too high. They come from the registry’s own search, which expands a condition name to related conditions, so some of the trials counted are for a different disease in the same family.

Search ClinicalTrials.gov Search the WHO registry portal Joining a trial overseas

About Atrial Fibrillation

The text below is reproduced exactly as its source published it. It has not been edited, shortened or rewritten.

What is atrial fibrillation (AFib)? Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib or AF, is one of the most common types of arrhythmias. Arrhythmias are problems with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. They can cause your heart to beat too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way. If you have AFib, your heart beats irregularly and sometimes much faster than normal. Also, your heart's upper and lower chambers do not work together as they should. When this happens, the lower chambers do not fill completely or pump enough blood to your lungs and body. This can cause symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, and a pounding heartbeat. AFib may happen in brief episodes, or it may be a permanent condition. It's very important to treat it, since AFib can put you at risk for stroke and other heart conditions. What causes atrial fibrillation (AFib)? AFib is most often caused by changes to the heart's tissue or the electrical signaling that helps the heartbeat. These changes can happen due to different conditions and factors, such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects, infections, and aging. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Who is more likely to develop atrial fibrillation (AFib)? Anyone can develop AFib, but there are certain things that raise your risk for it: - Aging. The risk of atrial fibrillation increases as you get older, especially when you are over age 65. - Family history and genetics. AFib can run in families. So can heart disease, which raises your risk of AFib. - Some lifestyle choices. Your risk is higher if you drink a lot of alcohol, use certain illegal drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamines, or smoke. - Having certain health conditions, such as: - High blood pressure - Diabetes - Heart failure - Heart valve diseases - Obesity - Hyperthyroidism - Chronic kidney disease - COPD and other lung diseases - Sleep apnea - Race. AFib is more common in people with European ancestry. - Recent surgery. You may be at risk of atrial fibrillation in the early days and weeks after surgery on your heart, lungs, or esophagus. What are the symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AFib)? Some people who have AFib don't have any symptoms and don't know they have it. If you do have symptoms, you may only notice them once in a while. Or you may have symptoms that are more frequent. And in some cases, the symptoms might be severe. If you have heart disease, you are more likely to notice your symptoms. And those symptoms could get worse if your heart disease gets worse. The symptoms of AFib can include: - Extreme fatigue, which is the most common symptom - Heart palpitations (the feeling that your heart is skipping a beat, fluttering, pounding, or beating too hard or too fast) - Trouble breathing, especially when lying down or when exercising - Chest pain - Dizziness or fainting - Low blood pressure What other problems can AFib cause? If AFib is not treated, it can lead to serious health problems (complications) such as: - Stroke - Heart failure - Blood clots - Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) - Cognitive impairment and dementia To help prevent these problems, it's important to contact your health care provider if you are having symptoms. If you do have AFib, the sooner you are diagnosed and treated, the better. How is atrial fibrillation (AFib) diagnosed? To find out if you have AFib, your provider: - Will ask about your medical history, including your symptoms, lifestyle, and any other health conditions you may have - Will ask about your family history, to find out if you have relatives who have or had AFib - Will do a physical exam - May order blood tests - Will likely order heart tests, such as an electrocardiogram (also called an EKG or ECG) and echocardiogram - May ask you to wear a heart monitor device that records your heart's electrical activity What are the treatments for atrial fibrillation (AFib)? The treatments for AFib may include: - Blood thinner medicines that help prevent blood clots from forming. - Medicines to control your heart's rhythm and rate. - Following heart-healthy lifestyle changes, such as: - Following a heart-healthy eating plan that limits saturated fats, salt, and cholesterol. An example is the DASH eating plan. - Limiting or avoiding alcohol, because it can increase your heart rate. - Aiming for a healthy weight. - Getting regular physical activity. - Managing stress. - Quitting smoking. - Procedures such as: - Electrical cardioversion, which restores your heart rhythm using low-energy shocks to your heart. - Catheter ablation, which scars the tissue that is causing the arrhythmia. The scar tissue blocks the abnormal heart signals. - Surgeries such as: - Surgery to put in a pacemaker to help control the arrhythmia. - A Maze procedure, which creates scar tissue in a maze-like pattern in certain parts of the heart. - Left atrial appendage closure, a surgery on a small sac in the muscle wall of your left atrium (the upper left chamber of your heart). It helps prevent blood clots and can reduce your risk of stroke. This surgery is for people who are not able to take blood thinners. Can atrial fibrillation (AFib) be prevented? There are steps you can take to help lower your risk of atrial fibrillation, such as: - Making heart-healthy lifestyle changes: - Following a heart-healthy eating plan - Limiting or avoiding alcohol - Aiming for a healthy weight - Getting regular physical activity - Managing stress - Not smoking - Avoiding illegal drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamines - Taking antiarrhythmic medicine (medicine to treat arrhythmia) if you are having heart surgery - Treating any health conditions that could raise your risk of AFib NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

US source; availability in Australia may differ.

Source: MedlinePlus Health Topics (medlineplus.gov), public domain (U.S. National Library of Medicine). Read the full source.

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – trial records, statuses and site lists
  • MedlinePlus – the About text above, reproduced exactly
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 31 July 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

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