Heart surgery patients get High-Tech monitoring to uncover hidden rhythm problems
NCT ID NCT04880265
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study uses wearable EKG patches to track heart rhythms in 150 adults having elective open-heart surgery. The goal is to find out how often atrial fibrillation occurs after surgery and what factors increase the risk. Researchers hope this will lead to better prediction and prevention of this common complication.
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 could lead to better prediction and prevention of atrial fibrillation after heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't test a treatment. Results may not apply to all hospitals or patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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 undergoing cardiac surgery
- Ages
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20 to 90 years
- 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: * Elective open heart surgery * Age \> 20 years Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate (patient or health care proxy) * Participation in other pharmacological trials * Lack of data or poor data quality which cannot be analyzed for any heart rhythm in 80% of the postoperative study period.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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