Heart pouch closure may cut stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients
NCT ID NCT06405750
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether closing a small pouch in the heart (the left atrial appendage) during open-heart surgery can help prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation. Researchers will analyze heart tissue, blood, and ECG recordings from 1000 participants to find out who is most at risk for blood clots. The goal is to better identify and protect patients from stroke.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- left atrial appendage closure (a surgical procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that routinely closing the heart's auricle during open-heart surgery reduces stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The procedure itself carries surgical risks like bleeding or infection.
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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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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.
- Ages
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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: * signed informed consent AND * planned any open-heart surgery: * CABG * valve repair or replacement * aorta surgery * any combination of the above Exclusion Criteria: * current endocarditis * follow-up not possible
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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