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NCT02958943
Electronic Alerts for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
NA trial testing On-screen electronic alert in Atrial Fibrillation in 798 participants. Completed in 30 June 2022.
31 December 2021
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Brigham and Women's Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 798 |
| Start date | 1 June 2018 |
| Primary completion | 31 December 2021 |
| Estimated completion | 30 June 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- On-screen electronic alert
Conditions studied
- Atrial Fibrillation — all drugs for Atrial Fibrillation →
- Stroke — all drugs for Stroke →
Sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Atrial Fibrillation or Stroke. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most preventable cause of stroke. However, despite widely available risk stratification tools, five options for oral anticoagulation, and evidence-based practice guidelines, anticoagulation for stroke prevention in AF is consistently under-prescribed. Data from this center (Brigham and Women's Hospital \[BWH\]) (1) demonstrate that fewer than 50% of outpatients with AF at high-risk for stroke according to 2012 Focused Update of the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the Management of AF (2) receive anticoagulation. Aim #1: To determine the impact of electronic alert-based computerized decision support (CDS) on prescription of anticoagulation in high-risk AF patients in the outpatient setting who are not being prescribed anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Hypothesis #1: Electronic alert-based CDS will increase prescription of anticoagulation by 80% in high-risk AF patients in the outpatient setting who are not being prescribed anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Aim #2: To determine the impact of electronic alert-based computerized decision support (CDS) on the frequency of stroke and systemic embolic events in high-risk AF patients in the outpatient setting who are not being prescribed anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Hypothesis #2: Electronic alert-based CDS will reduce the frequency of stroke and systemic embolism in high-risk AF patients in the outpatient setting who are not being prescribed anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Data acquired through this study regarding the frequency of stroke and systemic embolism will be used to calculate sample size requirements for a future clinical end-point driven randomized controlled trial of electronic alerts to prevent stroke in high-risk AF patients.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Electronic alerts for ambulatory patients with atrial fibrillation not prescribed anticoagulation: A randomized, controlled trial (AF-ALERT2).
Piazza G, Hurwitz S, Campia U, Bikdeli B, et al · · 2023 · cited 4× · PMID 37182298 · DOI 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.05.006
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02958943 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Last refreshed: 8 July 2022
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