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NCT Number: NCT03420326

The Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmias in clinical practice. Research investigating hospitalized patients have indicated there are deleterious effects of AF on patients besides the disease burden itself, including longer stay days for hospitalization, higher rates of frailty and increasing mortality rate after discharged in six months. In the community-dwelling research also found that elderly with AF have lower cognitive function, physical functional tests score and slower walking speed compared with the health ones. However, there is limited articles investigating the impact of AF on community-dwelling elderly, and the relationship between AF and frailty is also lack of discussion. According to the aged society and increasing prevalence of AF, the relationship between AF and frailty in community-dwelling elderly is warranting investigated.

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Key information

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmias, Cardiac Atrophy Cardiovascular Diseases Frail Elderly Syndrome Heart Diseases Muscular Atrophy Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sarcopenia Signs and Symptoms

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ming-Ting Yang

Taipei, Zhongzheng District, 100, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Older than 65 years old

Exclusion criteria

diagnosed with the following disease

  • Cardiovascular diseases: myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular diseases, aortic plaque
  • Cerebrovascular disease: stroke, transient ischemic attack, emboli
  • Heart failure
  • Participants who cannot finish the trial

Treatment and study plan

Frailty status assessment

Behavioral

The Edmonton frail scale and Frailty criteria by Dr. Fried would be used to assess participants frailty status

Primary outcomes

  1. Frailty status

    Time frame: The frail status assessment would take about 10 minutes

    Edmonton frail scale and Frailty criteria by Dr. Fried would be used to evaluate the frail status of the participants

Secondary outcomes

  1. Body composition

    Time frame: The body composition test would take about 10 minutes

    Maltron BioScan BF-920, Essex, UK would be used to assess participants' body composition

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Frailty in Community-Dwelling

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 5, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 5, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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