1,125 heart patients join study to unlock secrets of ablation success
NCT ID NCT05504356
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 1,125 adults with atrial fibrillation who have had or will have a catheter ablation procedure. Over one year, participants use a smartphone app to report symptoms, lifestyle habits, and quality of life, and provide ECG readings. The goal is to identify factors that predict whether the ablation works and to track complications, helping doctors personalize care.
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 help doctors predict which patients benefit most from ablation and how lifestyle changes improve outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It relies on patient-reported data, which may be less reliable than clinical measurements.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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
Subjects with a diagnosis of AF (i.e. new onset AF, paroxysmal AF, persistent AF, Permanent AF), who have recently or will imminently be undergoing AF ablation. Subjects will be at least 18 years of age or older, and be English-speakers, as well as adhere to the inclusion criteria pertaining to access to the Eureka mobile app (owning a smartphone device and cell phone number, email address)
- 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: * Adults age 18 and older * Must have a smartphone device (iOS and/or Android) and cell phone number to participate on the mobile app, and will be willing to download the Eureka Research Platform mobile application * Must have email address to participate on the web portal (accessible on any web-connected device) * Undergone a catheter ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation in the week prior to recruitment, or have an ablation planned for within a week from recruitment Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to consent for themselves * Unable to read, speak, comprehend English
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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