Atrial Fibrillation Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- Adults (18 years or older) who are scheduled to have open heart surgery using standard surgical methods.
- People who develop a new irregular heartbeat (called atrial fibrillation) after their heart surgery, which was not present before the operation.
- People who agree to take part in the study and sign a consent form.
- People who agree to be monitored and followed up for 12 months after their surgery.
Who may not be able to join:
- People who already had an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) before their surgery.
- People who do not own a smartphone that works with the study's connected smartwatch.
- People who are unable to take their own ECG (heart rhythm) reading using the watch independently.
- People who have a physical condition on their arm or wrist that would prevent the watch from taking a reading, such as an arteriovenous fistula (a surgically created connection between an artery and vein, often used for dialysis).
- Children and teenagers under 18 years of age.
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Adults who are under legal guardianship or a similar form of supervised legal protection.
- People whose life expectancy is less than one year.
- People who are already taking part in another clinical trial that could affect the results of this study.
- People who have a medical reason why they cannot take blood-thinning medication (anticoagulants) long-term.
- People who had a mechanical heart valve fitted either before or during their surgery.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Phone: 02.44.76.85.69
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
To compare the rate of recurrence of paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation with continuous 12-month postoperative cardiac surgery monitoring in patients with POAF versus traditional follow-up with ECG recording at 3, 6 and 12 months
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Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 21 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.