Smart alerts aim to slash stroke risk in heart patients
NCT ID NCT06355986
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an electronic alert in doctors' computers can increase the use of blood thinners to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat). About 2,500 high-risk patients who are not currently on blood thinners will take part. The goal is to see if the alert helps doctors prescribe the right medication and reduces major bleeding risks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and Female * Age ≥ 18 years * Problem list entry of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter * CHA2DS2VASc score ≥ 2 for males * CHA2DS2VASc score ≥ 3 for females * No prescription for anticoagulant therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Active prescription for anticoagulant therapy * CHA2DS2VASc score \< 2 for males * CHA2DS2VASc score ≤ 2 for females
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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St. Elizabeth Health
Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States
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