Hidden heart condition often missed after mini-stroke, study aims to find best detector
NCT ID NCT04075500
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two heart monitoring methods in 516 people who had a transient ischemic attack (TIA or mini-stroke). The goal was to see which method better detects hidden atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm problem that raises stroke risk. Participants received either a small implanted heart monitor or a wearable patch for 28 days, and researchers tracked new atrial fibrillation cases over 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a standard monitoring method to detect hidden atrial fibrillation in TIA patients, potentially preventing many strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational comparison of monitoring methods, not a treatment trial. It may not prove that better detection actually reduces strokes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus
Essen, 45131, Germany
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Bezirkskliniken Schwaben; Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg; Klinik für Neurologie
Günzburg, 89312, Germany
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Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus; Klinik für Neurologie
Cottbus, 03048, Germany
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Complejo Hospitalario Clinico Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña
A Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta
Girona, 17007, Spain
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Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14011, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas
Almería, 04009, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, 41003, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Cruces
Barakaldo, Bizkaia, 48903, Spain
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Hospital Virgen Macarena
Seville, 41009, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Klinikum Dortmund, Klinikzentrum Mitte / Neurologie
Dortmund, 44137, Germany
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Krankenhaus Marth-Maria-Halle-Dölau GmbH; Klinik für Neurologie
Halle, 06120, Germany
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RKU Universitäts- und Rehabilitationskliniken Ulm
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Rhön Klinikum Campus Bad Neustadt
Bad Neustadt an der Saale, 97616, Germany
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Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät; Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Neurologie
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Neurologie
Aachen, 52074, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck
Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Tübingen; Neurologische Universitätsklinik; Abt. Neurologie mit Schwerpunkt vaskuläre Erkrankungen
Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt; Klinik für Neurologie;
Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Halle; Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale); Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie
Halle, 06120, Germany
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Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln
Berlin, 12351, Germany
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