Could a simple risk score catch a dangerous heart condition before it strikes?
NCT ID NCT05898165
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a new risk score can help find people who have atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat) but don't know it yet. About 1,955 adults at higher risk will use a remote ECG monitor at home. The goal is to see if the risk score correctly identifies who is more likely to have AF, so they can get treated earlier and avoid strokes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- risk score algorithm and remote ECG monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors find undiagnosed atrial fibrillation earlier, potentially preventing strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pilot study, so it is small and early. The risk score may not work as well in real-world settings, and remote monitoring might miss some cases.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,955 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients aged \>30 will be invited to screening in primary care from information present in their electronic health record (EHR) and their FIND-AF score. They will be given Zenicor ECG devices for up to period of 3 week during which they will be asked to record 4 daily ECG recordings. Those patients who are higher risk for AF based on their FIND-AF score, will be reviewed further for multi-modal phenotyping. Patient with new AF detected will be managed by their primary care clinicians.
- Ages
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30 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: * Age at enrolment ≥30 years * Men with CHA2DS2VASC ≥ 2 and women with a CHA2DS2VASC ≥ 3 Exclusion Criteria: * Known diagnosis of AF * On anticoagulation therapy * On the palliative care register * Unable to give written informed consent for participation in the study * Unable to adhere to the study requirements
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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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University of Leeds
Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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