Dataset Information

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Research: Results of a Clinicaltrials.gov Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study sought to determine how frequently patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are collected in registered clinical studies of atrial fibrillation (AF).

Background

Improving symptom burden and quality of life are important goals in the treatment of AF and are best measured with PROs.

Methods

Data from Clincaltrials.gov were studied to identify PROs in AF studies. All studies reporting AF as the disease condition were included, and PROs were identified by search terms within the outcome measures field. Generic and AF-specific PROs were identified and assessed by study type and year. Clinicaltrials.gov reporting was compared with published reports of linked studies in PubMed.