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Novel anticoagulation therapy using Apple Watch

Novel anticoagulation therapy using Apple Watch after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation - Up to AF trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs052230070
Enrollment
50
Registered
2023-07-19
Start date
2023-07-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

Monitoring using the Apple Watch will be initiated in those patients who give consent. The monitoring start date will be the study start date (Day 1). 1) When a heart rate alert appears within 30 day
if more than a week has passed, as soon as possible. The same applies below). - If the physician determines that there is no recurrence of atrial fibrillation within 30 days of the start of the study

Sponsors

Sakata Yasushi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. No AF recurrence after 3 months after catheter ablation 2. Patients using DOACs 3. Patients using iPhone (version 8 or later, SE (second generation or later)) 4. CHA2DS2VASc score 22 6. Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Mechanical valve 2. Severe mitral stenosis 3. Cases in which anticoagulation is essential (deep venous thrombosis, intracardiac thrombus, etc.) 4. Heart rate above 100 bpm at rest 5. Pacemaker implantation 6. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation or history of lethal arrhythmias 7. Post-operative cardiac transplantation 8. Chronic hemodialysis 9. Subjects with a history of cerebral infarction 10. Patients scheduled for elective surgery during the observation period, including catheterization 11. Blindness or cognitive impairment 12. Other persons deemed inappropriate by the investigators

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decrease in the total number of days of DOACs taken during the total observation period (days 31-360 (or date of study discontinuation))

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
[Efficacy] (1) All bleeding events up to 360 days after study entry (2) Major bleeding up to 360 days after study entry (3) All-cause mortality up to 360 days after study entry (4) Cerebral infarction and systemic embolism up to 360 days after the start of the study [Safety] Diseases, etc. [Malfunction] Malfunction in heart rate notifications, or ECG recording

Contacts

Public ContactAkihiro Sunaga

Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka Hospital

sunaga.akihiro.s72@osaka-u.ac.jp+81-6-6879-3640

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026