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Published in final edited form as: JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 May 1;5(5):599–605. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2019.03.008

Table 3.

Description of patient reported outcomes among registered clinical trials of atrial fibrillation that have at least 1 associated PubMed citation.

	Studies With ≥1 Associated PubMed Citation (n=391)
Study Marked ‘Completed’ in clinicaltrials.org	260 (66.5)
PROs identified in clinicaltrials.org entry	66 (16.9)
AF-specific PROs	6 (1.5)
Generic PROs	65 (16.6)
≥1 full-text manuscript available and accessed from PubMed	375 (95.9)
Rational & Design Citation Available	91 (23.3)
Results Citation Available	333 (85.2)
Collection of PROs Described in Methods	86 (22.0)
Results of PROs Reported	60 (15.3)
Specific PRO Tool Identified	74 (18.9)
AF-specific PROs Tool Identified	29 (7.4)

Any PROs Collected (according to either clinicaltrials.gov or PubMed)	112 (28.6)
AF-Specific PROs Collected (according to either clinicaltrials.gov or PubMed)	31 (7.9)

PROs: patient reported outcomes; AF: atrial fibrillation.