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SORT-AF
SORT-AF Supervised Obesity Reduction Trial for AF Ablation Patients (SORT-AF)
Prospective randomized multicenter study to evaluate the impact of weight reduction on AF recurrence after AF ablation in obese patients. A 1:1 randomisation for 6-month intensive medical attendance with nutrition advice and physical training following atrial fibrillation ablation vs. usual care (atrial fibrillation ablation without therapy of obesity) shall lead to evidence for reversibility of negative influences of obesity in atrial fibrillation. A subcutaneous event recorder will be implanted before ablation to detect all possible episodes of atrial fibrillation after ablation therapy.
Principal Investigators
Stephan Willems (Hamburg), Daniel Steven (Köln)
Medical institution
Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Kardiologie und Elektrophysiologie
Keywords
atrial fibrillation, ablation, obesity, hypertension
Recruitment start
01/2014
Patients (planned)
140
Patients (recruited)
140 (completed)
ClinicalTrials.gov
Category
Guideline relevant study
Status
DZHK associated study
Operative contact Nele Geßler, MD
n.gessler@asklepios.com