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Exercise-induced Cardioversion in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Uppsala University
Summary
This study aims to to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether an exercise stress test on an ergometer bicycle could induce sinus rhythm in patients with persistent AF scheduled for electrical cardioversion and if this intervention (regardless of rhythm conversion) could improve health-related quality of life in these patients.
Official title: Exercise-induced Cardioversion in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (ExPAF): A Feasibility Pilot Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-09-01
Completion Date
2026-01
Last Updated
2025-06-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Bicycle ergometer excercise
Patients will undergo a symptom-limited ergometer cycling test under medical supervision. If the atrial fibrillation is not converted to sinus rhythm during the exercise test, the patients will be electrically converted.
Standard care with electrical cardioversion
Standard care with planned electrical cardioversion without exercise intervention.
Locations (1)
Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Västmanland County Hospital
Västerås, Sweden