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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN11820918
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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A multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing catheter ablation against direct current cardioversion for the treatment of coarse atrial fibrillation
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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Not Applicable
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Serial number at source
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PG 02/81
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Study hypothesis
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Does catheter ablation of the tricuspid valve inferior vena cava (TA-IVC) isthmus help to reduce AF
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Atrial fibrillation
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Any patient with atrial fibrillation suitable for direct current cardioversion and catheter ablation
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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01/02/2003
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Anticipated end date
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01/09/2006
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Status of trial
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Completed
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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Not provided at time of registration
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Interventions
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Direct current cardioversion and isthmus catheter ablation
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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British Heart Foundation (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=17135218
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Contact name
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Dr
Richard
Schilling
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Address
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Cardiology Department
St Barts Hospital
West Smithfield
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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EC1A 7BE
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor
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British Heart Foundation (UK)
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Address
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14 Fitzhardinge Street
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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W1H 6DH
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7935 0185
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7486 5820
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Email
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research@bhf.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.bhf.org.uk/
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Date applied
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16/07/2002
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Last edited
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13/03/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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16/07/2002
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