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Exercise and Dietary Lifestyle Intervention on Reducing Atrial Fibrillation Burden, Cardiac and Body Fat Mass.
Sponsor: University of Eastern Finland
Summary
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is strongly associated with obesity and excess body fat. Lifestyle interventions, including exercise and dietary modification, may reduce AF burden, but long-term randomized controlled trial evidence with objective AF burden assessment and advanced cardiac imaging is limited. The MOVE-AF trial is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate whether a 12-month tailored exercise and dietary lifestyle intervention, compared with usual care, reduces atrial fibrillation burden and symptom severity and decreases cardiac and total body fat mass in overweight and obese adults with paroxysmal or persistent AF.
Official title: Effect of a Tailored Exercise and Dietary Lifestyle Intervention on Reducing Atrial Fibrillation Burden, Cardiac and Body Fat Mass in Overweight and Obese Patients. The MOVE-AF Ran-domized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
158
Start Date
2025-10-30
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2026-02-24
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Tailored Exercise and Dietary Lifestyle Program
A 12-month tailored lifestyle program combining individualized aerobic exercise, muscle strength training, and dietary counseling. The program includes home-based aerobic training 2-5 times per week, muscle strength training, group-based dietary intervention sessions, and motivational support. The intervention is added to standard clinical care for atrial fibrillation.
Usual Clinical Care
Participants receive standard clinical care for atrial fibrillation according to the guideline-based routine practice at participating hospitals. No structured exercise or dietary lifestyle intervention is provided.
Locations (4)
Hospital Nova of Central Finland
Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio, Eastern Finland, Finland
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, Finland