Quality of life before and after atrial fibrillation ablation

Women with atrial fibrillation improve more than men at 6 months follow-up after pulmonary vein isolation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92142233

Enrollment

240

Registered

2022-02-28

Start date

2013-02-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-14

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Conditions

Atrial fibrillation Circulatory System Atrial fibrillation and flutter

Interventions

The study is a single-center cohort study with a prospective design using different questionnaires at baseline to investigate quality of life (QoL), symptoms and referral experiences before atrial fib

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients referred for a de novo PVI

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to read or understand Swedish 2. Cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Referral history, experience of information given in regard to the arrhythmia, number of years with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), and previous evaluations and diagnoses of their arrhythmia symptoms, measured with a supplementary questionnaire at baseline	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Symptoms measured using the Symptom Checklist-Frequency and Severity Scale (SCL) at baseline and 6 months 2. QoL measured using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey questionnaire at baseline and 6 months 3. Functional impairment measured using the Sick Impact Profile at baseline and 6 months	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026