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NCT Number: NCT01177748

Stroke Arrhythmia Monitoring Database

Cardiac arrhythmia are frequently observed after stroke. They may on one hand be causative for the stroke mainly in case of atrial fibrillation but on the other hand present severe complications of the stroke. In addition, cardiac comorbidity as well as acute myocardial infarction are frequently found in acute stroke patients. Diagnostics to identify cardiac arrhythmia in the acute phase of stroke care thus have an important role not only for adjusting the correct secondary prevention but also to prevent cardiac complications potentially reducing morbidity and mortality.

The aim of the SAMBA-Study is to systematically assess the prevalence of higher grade arrhythmias after stroke using a standardized reading of 72h telemetric monitoring in the first days after stroke onset. In addition, it evaluates different strategies to identify paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Stroke Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Erlangen, Dept. of Neurology

Erlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients treated on the stroke unit
  • Patients with telemetric monitoring

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of high grade cardiac arrhythmia after stroke

    Time frame: 72 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by different diagnostic approaches

    Time frame: 72 hours

  2. Cerebral lesion distribution in patients with cardiac arrhythmia

    Time frame: 72 hours

  3. Impact of arrhythmia on clinical outcome and mortality after 90 days

    Time frame: 90 days post stroke

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Other

Registry information

Acronym: SAMBA

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Aug 9, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2012

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