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NCT05509517: SURGICAL-AF 2
A Clinical Trial of the Use of Remote Heart Rhythm Monitoring With a Smartphone After Cardiac Surgery
NA trial testing Photoplethysmography based smartphone application for heart rhythm analysis (FibriCheck™) in Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in 450 participants. Completed in 4 September 2023.
5 July 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | diagnostic |
| Enrollment | 450 |
| Start date | 2 November 2021 |
| Primary completion | 5 July 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 4 September 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Belgium |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Photoplethysmography based smartphone application for heart rhythm analysis (FibriCheck™)
Conditions studied
- Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter — all drugs for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter →
- Atrial Fibrillation — all drugs for Atrial Fibrillation →
- Postoperative Complications — all drugs for Postoperative Complications →
- Arrhythmia — all drugs for Arrhythmia →
Sponsor
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven — full company profile →
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter or Atrial Fibrillation. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical consequences following the detection of postoperative atrial fibrillation or flutter (POAF) using a remote heart rhythm monitoring strategy with a photoplethysmography based smartphone technology in the early postoperative period after discharge.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Improving atrial fibrillation or flutter detection and management by smartphone-based photoplethysmography rhythm monitoring following cardiac surgery: a pragmatic randomized trial.
Gruwez H, De Melio N, Vermunicht P, Van Langenhoven L, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 39823508 · DOI 10.1093/europace/euaf015
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- PubMed search for NCT05509517
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05509517 (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 Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Last refreshed: 30 November 2023
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