Tests bicycle exercise in people with persistent atrial fibrillation
Tests whether bicycle exercise helps adults with persistent atrial fibrillation before electrical cardioversion.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Exercise-induced Cardioversion in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Key facts
- Where
- Västerås, SwedenSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT07008066, who can take part
Where in Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Västmanland County HospitalVästerås, SwedenNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Uppsala University
- Trial code
- NCT07008066
- Record updated
- 6 June 2025
- Original description
This study aims to to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether an exercise stress test on an ergometer bicycle could induce sinus rhythm in patients with persistent AF scheduled for electrical cardioversion and if this intervention (regardless of rhythm conversion) could improve health-related quality of life in these patients.Read full original descriptionShow less
Exercise-induced Cardioversion in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (ExPAF): A Feasibility Pilot Study
This study aims to to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether an exercise stress test on an ergometer bicycle could induce sinus rhythm in patients with persistent AF scheduled for electrical cardioversion and if this intervention (regardless of rhythm conversion) could improve health-related quality of life in these patients.
Inclusion: Adults (18-75 years) with persistent AF; planned for EC; with at least 3 weeks of therapeutic oral anticoagulation before intervention.
Exclusion: Ischemic heart disease; Heart failure; Severe valvular disease; Unable to perform a symptom limited cycle exercise test; Unable to speak and write Swedish language; Unable to provide written, informed consent.