Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Following Esophagectomy
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Official title
Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Following Thoracoabdominal Esophagectomy Surgery
Brief summary
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The investigators hypothesize that the medication amiodarone decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) following esophagectomy surgery. Their specific aims are to: Determine the effectiveness of amiodarone for the prevention of AF following esophagectomy surgery; Determine the influence of the prevention of AF following esophagectomy surgery on post-surgical duration of stay in the Intensive Care Unit ICU)and duration of post-surgical hospital stay; and Determine the safety of amiodarone for the prevention of AF following esophagectomy surgery.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00420017
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 80 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 40 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2005
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Last update posted
- Sep 17, 2013
2005 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Hospital | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 17, 2013 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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