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MAGNEsium With meToprolol for Rate Control In Atrial Fibrillation
RecruitingPhase 3
MAGNEsium With meToprolol for Rate Control In Atrial Fibrillation (MAGNETIC-AF)
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years or older * Able to provide informed consent * Primary diagnosis atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (AFF RVR) greater than or equal to 120 beats per minute * Metoprolol as rate control agent * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamically unstable patients (SBP \<90, MAP \<65) * Impaired consciousness * Acute heart failure exacerbation based on clinical diagnosis, physician exam, bedside echo, and/or additional imaging * Patient in AFF RVR that is highly suspected to be a compensatory mechanism for an alternative clinical diagnosis * Rhythms other than atrial fibrillation, such as sick sinus syndrome or wide-complex ventricular response * Acute myocardial infarction * Contraindications to magnesium sulfate (including myasthenia gravis) * Allergy or sensitivity to any study drugs * Previously enrolled in this trial during a different patient encounter * Withdrew from study
About the study
The purpose of this research study is to find out if the use of magnesium in addition to Metoprolol, a rate controlling medication that you would be offered in the Emergency Department today unrelated to this study, will help reduce your high heart rate (rapid ventricular response).
What is being tested
- Magnesium Sulfate 2g (drug)
- Magnesium Sulfate 4g (drug)
- Saline (0.9% NaCl) (drug)
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Participants: 196 · Started: Nov 10, 2026
Contact the study team
- Marc McDowell, PharmD · Phone: (708) 684-1078
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07632157
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | Advocate Christ Medical Center Emergency Department (ACMC ED), Oak Lawn |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Nov 15, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.