30-Day Cardiac Event Monitor Belt for Recording Atrial Fibrillation After a Cerebral Ischemic Event "EMBRACE"
Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A Results N/ASummary of Purpose
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac cause of ischemic stroke. Detecting atrial fibrillation after a stroke or TIA is critical because highly effective secondary stroke prevention therapy is available for individuals who are recognized to have atrial fibrillation. However, atrial fibrillation is likely under-diagnosed after stroke and TIA because atrial fibrillation is often difficult to detect as it is...
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The following dates are available for this trial. Trial information last updated on 24 April 2017.
1 May 2009 | 18 Feb 2009 | 1 Apr 2014 | 1 Sep 2017 | 1 Apr 2017 | Unavailable |
Start Date | First Received | 1st Completion | Completion | Verification | Results |
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Trial Design
- Allocation: Randomized
- Masking: Open Label
- Purpose: Diagnostic
- Endpoint: Efficacy Study
- Intervention: Parallel Assignment
Contacts
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Recruitment
- Enrollment: 564
- Gender: All
- Minimum Age: 55 Years
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
- 17 locations, 1 country
Principal Investigator
- David J Gladstone, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Sunnybrook Women's Health Sciences Centre