Can a zoom class help heart patients feel better?
NCT ID NCT05810896
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a six-session virtual education program called 'AF at Home' for adults with atrial fibrillation. Participants attended Zoom classes over three weeks to learn about self-monitoring and managing their condition. The goal was to see if the program improved quality of life and self-care skills.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AF at Home virtual education program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a simple, home-based way to help people with atrial fibrillation feel better and manage their condition more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study without a control group, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is educational, not a medical treatment, so it won't replace standard care.
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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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93 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patient with diagnosis of non-valvular or valvular atrial fibrillation * Age \>/= 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent * Incarcerated patient
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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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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109, United States
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