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Diseases / Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation

Disease

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm disorder in which the upper chambers of the heart beat irregularly and often rapidly. It can reduce the heart's pumping efficiency and raise the risk of stroke and other complications.

Trials
3796
Recruiting
466
Completed
1788
With results
497

Last revised

Pipeline

Phase by status

PhaseRecruitingNot yetBy invitationActiveCompletedTerminatedWithdrawnSuspendedUnknownNo longer availableTotal
Early Phase 1 21312 9
Phase 1 1125524 38
Phase 1/2 116113 13
Phase 2 12158012419 133
Phase 2/3 128223 18
Phase 3 20614131298135 235
Phase 4 30202111653312171 345
Not applicable 2441371788700102493298 1638
Unknown 155732459670482823071 1367

Trials started per year

2021
82
2022
240
2023
233
2024
237
2025
230
2026
226
2027
14
2028
1

Conditions studied, by phase

ConditionEarly Phase 1Phase 1Phase 1/2Phase 2Phase 2/3Phase 3Phase 4Not applicableUnknownTotal
Atrial Fibrillation 938131331823534516381367 3796
Stroke 2121023029108153 337
Arrhythmias, Cardiac 24712513132122 306
Heart Failure 12419198680 202
Atrial Flutter 8318155650 150
Ischemic Stroke 121584558 120
Cardiovascular Diseases 13724145 99
Heart Diseases 11223034 79
Coronary Artery Disease 14202032 77
Hypertension 4363331 77

Most active sponsors

#SponsorTrialsPhase 3
1Abbott Medical Devices640
2Boston Scientific Corporation625
3Bayer594
4Biosense Webster, Inc.497
5Yonsei University480
6Boehringer Ingelheim453
7Beijing Anzhen Hospital341
8Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions320
9Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure322
10Mayo Clinic304

Most studied interventions

#InterventionTrials
1Catheter Ablation145
2Rivaroxaban113
3Warfarin109
4Dabigatran81
5apixaban80
6Amiodarone67
7Radiofrequency Ablation59
8edoxaban55
9Left Atrial Appendage Closure37
10Aspirin33

Evidence

Results reported
27.8%497 of 1788 completed
Published
16.9%303 of 1788 completed
Primary endpoint met
59.4%303 of 510 analyses
Median months to report
13

Documents disclosed

Protocol available
355
Statistical analysis plan
314
PubMed citations
1410

Trial profile

Median enrollment
168
Median duration
32.5months
Countries
108
Study sites
28222

Who is enrolled

Adults
3650
Children
212
Older adults
3763
Healthy volunteers
319

Median enrollment by phase

Early Phase 1
63
Phase 1
40
Phase 1/2
80
Phase 2
104
Phase 2/3
174
Phase 3
210
Phase 4
180
Not applicable
128
Unknown
268

Where trials run

United States
949
Germany
396
China
344
Canada
306
France
301
United Kingdom
290
Netherlands
247
Italy
239
Spain
234
Belgium
199

Busiest cities

#CityCountryTrials
1SeoulSouth Korea175
2New YorkUnited States171
3BostonUnited States149
4PragueCzechia149
5AustinUnited States134
6LondonUnited Kingdom129
7MontrealCanada124
8BarcelonaSpain119
9PhiladelphiaUnited States117
10BeijingChina113

Terminations

Terminated
233
Withdrawn
106
Suspended
7
Stopped for recruitment
2.4%91 of 3796 trials

Stated reasons

Other / unclear
168
Recruitment
91
Funding
31
COVID-19
19
Regulatory
12
Business decision
11
Lack of efficacy
7
Safety
7

Reasons are grouped from the sponsor's own wording with a rule-based classifier; the original text is shown below.

Recently stopped

TrialStatusStated reasonStopped
NCT05147792 Suspended Suspended Enrollment has been temporarily suspended out of an abundance of caution and in close consultation with trial leadership and regulatory bodies to review overall study data thoroughly following a serious adverse event. 2031-12-31
NCT07565337 Withdrawn Withdrawn Administrative withdrawal: This study was determined to be a continuation of \[NCT05718336\]. To avoid duplicate reporting and ensure consistent publication, this record is being consolidated into the prior study. No enrollment has occurred. 2028-12-31
NCT04600713 Withdrawn Withdrawn Due to logistical problems 2028-10-31
NCT07651046 Withdrawn Withdrawn Protocol details were entered incorrectly; study withdrawn before any enrollment. 2028-08-31
NCT06600620 Suspended Suspended logistical issues 2028-08-01
NCT05209165 Suspended Suspended Company decision 2028-05-31
NCT06182566 Withdrawn Withdrawn Department feasibility 2027-07-01
NCT07127900 Withdrawn Withdrawn For administrative reasons 2027-04-01
NCT06334250 Withdrawn Withdrawn Decision not to commence study. 2026-12-31
NCT04239534 Withdrawn Withdrawn Start-up and enrolling activities have been suspended and study closed 2026-11-30

Trial records