Massive new registry aims to improve stroke prevention in AFib patients
NCT ID NCT02699957
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This registry is collecting data from 3,000 adults with atrial fibrillation who undergo a procedure to close off a part of the heart called the left atrial appendage. The goal is to track how well the procedure works to prevent strokes and to identify any complications. Hospitals submit patient information quarterly to help improve care and safety.
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 registry could provide real-world data to improve guidelines and outcomes for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients.
- What could go wrong
- As an observational registry, it does not test a new treatment, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be limited by data quality and hospital participation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Dec 2015
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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
All facilities performing percutaneous or epicardial left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.
- 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: * Adult patients, 18 years and older, undergoing percutaneous or epicardial left atrial appendage occlusion procedures Exclusion Criteria: * None
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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.
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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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American College of Cardiology/National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR)
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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