Finnish Genetic Study for Arrhythmic Events

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02075866

Acronym

FinGesture

Enrollment

8000

Registered

2014-03-03

Start date

1998-01-31

Completion date

2017-12-31

Last updated

2014-03-04

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

Conditions

Acute Coronary Event, Sudden Cardiac Death

Brief summary

Finnish Genetic Study for Arrhythmic Events (FinGesture is a prospective case-control study assessing the characteristics and genetic background of consecutive series of autopsy verified out-of-hospital victims of SCD vs. survivors of an acute coronary event in a specific geographical area in northern Finland.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Sudden cardiac death verified by medicolegal autopsy (cases) * Acute coronary event (increased troponin levels/ECG markers of ischemia/angina pectoris; two out of three criteria) (controls).

Exclusion criteria

* Sudden death due to other causes (cases). * Acute coronary event patients who died during hospitalization (controls).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
sudden cardiac death	20 years

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Primary ContactEeva Hookana, PhD

eeva.hookana@oulu.fi35883154464

Backup ContactJuhani Junttila, MD, PhD

juhani.junttila@oulu.fi358505444367

Outcome results