Mobile follow-up for people after atrial fibrillation ablation
Applying Digital Health to the AF Ablation NCDR, Enabling Longitudinal Follow-up
This project links a national ablation registry with a mobile app so people who had atrial fibrillation ablation can share symptoms and outcomes over time.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11142971 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be invited to use a mobile app (Eureka) that allows remote consent and regular symptom and outcome questionnaires after AF ablation. The app can also collect passive data from phones or wearables and link what you report to clinical records already in the AF Ablation NCDR from participating hospitals. By joining, your patient-reported outcomes and device data would be combined with the registry's clinical information to create long-term, multi-center follow-up. Participation usually involves periodic surveys, optional device-data sharing, and permission to connect your app responses with your clinical procedure record.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people who have had or will have catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and are willing and able to use a smartphone app and permit linkage of their app data with the clinical registry.
Not a fit: People who have not had and do not plan to have AF ablation, cannot or will not use a smartphone app, or refuse data linkage are unlikely to benefit from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could provide clearer long-term information about symptom relief, complications, and quality of life after AF ablation to help patients and doctors make better decisions.
How similar studies have performed: Other registry-based and mobile health projects have successfully collected patient-reported outcomes, but combining a national AF ablation registry with continuous digital follow-up across many centers is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Marcus, Gregory M — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Marcus, Gregory M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.