NCT04067427

Reducing Recurrence of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation by App-based Mental Training

To Reduce Recurrence of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation and Improve Quality of Life After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation by App-based Mental Training (Mental AF)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 183 (actual)
• Sponsor: Helios Health Institute GmbH · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 88 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders and it is associated with a variety of symptoms leading to a considerable deterioration in quality of life. The Mental-AF trial is intended to inquire if an app-based mental training can reduce the occurrence of symptomatic AF episodes within the blanking period, i.e. the first three months after catheter ablation for AF.

Detailed description

To explore the potential of a daily app-based mindfulness mental training in improving AF symptoms, assessed by self-reported outcome measures, i.e. the AF 6 questionnaire, AF Effect on QualiTy of Life (AFEQT) and Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global Health questionnaires, as well as in reducing AF burden in 7-day-Holter, within the first 12 weeks following AF ablation.

Conditions

• Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
• Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
• Meditation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mental training	App-based mental training

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-16
• Primary completion: 2022-01-15
• Completion: 2022-12-30
• First posted: 2019-08-26
• Last updated: 2023-03-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany