NCT07174778Not yet recruiting
Episodic Future Thinking to Improve Anticoagulant Adherence in Atrial Fibrillation
The Effects of Episodic Future Thinking in Promoting Adherence to Anticoagulation Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: a Randomized Controlled Trail
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) on improving medication adherence in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients taking oral anticoagulants. A total of 68 participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group. Those in the intervention group will receive a 3-week EFT intervention in addition to the usual care, while those in the control group will receive the usual care only. Data on medication adherence, delay discounting (DD), and anticoagulation knowledge will be collected at baseline, end of intervention, and 3-month follow-up.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 68 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 6 Sept 2025
- Start date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jan 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Jiawen You
- Diseases
- Stroke, Atrial fibrillation
- NCT number
- NCT07174778
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 68
- From 15 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Jan 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Comorbid severe impairment of major organ systems or end-stage disease
- Documented cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
Other
- Significant visual or auditory impairments
Who the study is looking for
- Meets diagnostic criteria for atrial fibrillation per the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation, with clinically stable condition
- Current or previous use of oral anticoagulants
- Age ≥18 years
- Capable of using WeChat mobile application
- Willing to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guangzhou | China | Unknown status |
| Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guangzhou | China | Unknown status |
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