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Learn More About PowerLeadless Pacemaker System for Arrhythmia
Columbus, Ohio
Prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, international study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Aveir™ Dual-Chamber (DR) Leadless Pacemaker system.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Mechanical Tricuspid Valve, Others
464 Participants Needed
Risk Score Tool for Fainting
London, Ontario
Syncope is a common reason for emergency department (ED) presentation. While often benign, some patients have serious and life-threatening underlying causes, both cardiac and non-cardiac, which may or may not be apparent at the time of the initial ED assessment. Identifying which patients will benefit from further investigation, ongoing monitoring and/or hospital admission is essential to reduce both adverse outcomes and high costs. The research team has spent over a decade developing the evidence base for a risk stratification tool directed at optimizing the accuracy of ED decisions: the Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS). This tool is now ready for the final phase of its introduction into clinical practice, namely a robust, multicentre implementation trial of the CSRS-based practice recommendations to demonstrate its real-world effectiveness. These recommendations, if applied, could lead to reduction in hospitalization with only 6% of high-risk patients requiring hospitalization, shorter ED lengths of stay for the 76% of ED syncope patients who are at low risk for 30-day serious outcomes, and more standardized disposition decisions, specifically discharge of 18% of medium-risk patients after appropriate discussion. Hence, the investigators hypothesize that an important reduction in hospitalization and ED disposition time can be achieved by implementing the CSRS-based recommendations with potential improvements in patient safety. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the knowledge translation (KT) of the CSRS-based practice recommendations in multiple Canadian EDs using a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial (SW-CRT) on health care efficiency and patient safety.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Prolonged Unconsciousness, Seizure, Head Trauma, Others
14400 Participants Needed
Wearable Airbag Technology for High Fall Risk
Chicago, Illinois
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a smart airbag system that detects and mitigates fall-related impact in individuals with high fall risk.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Severe Osteoporosis, Cognitive Deficits, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Anti-coagulants
200 Participants Needed
Midodrine for Fainting
Hamilton, Ontario
This trial tests whether Midodrine can prevent frequent fainting in adults by increasing blood pressure through tightening blood vessels. Midodrine has been shown to be effective in treating low blood pressure in various populations, including those with nervous system issues and spinal cord injuries.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
134 Participants Needed
Remote Heart Monitoring for Fainting
Ottawa, Ontario
Syncope (fainting) is a common reason for emergency department (ED) presentation. Fainting can be caused by heart conditions such as irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can be life-threatening, structural heart problems, or serious conditions not related to the heart. The standard or usual treatment for the majority of patients at-risk for irregular heart rhythm is getting discharged home with no heart rhythm monitoring. If patients receive any monitoring, only Holter monitoring device that records all heart beats for 24 hours to 72 hours will be used. One-third to half of irregular heart rhythm will be identified only after patients are either discharged from the ED or hospitalized in an inpatient unit. One-third to half of irregular heart rhythm will be identified only after patients are either discharged from the ED or hospitalized in an inpatient unit. The study hypothesize that prolonged live cardiac rhythm monitoring (15 days) of at-risk syncope patients, discharged from the ED, will lead to identification of irregular heart rhythm, which can lead to improved patient safety and lower healthcare costs.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Prolonged Unconsciousness, Seizure, Head Trauma, Others
580 Participants Needed
Metoprolol for Fainting
Montreal, Quebec
Syncope affects about 50% of Canadians, is the cause of 1-2% of emergency room visits, and probably is responsible for CDN $250 million in health care spending each year. It is associated with decreased quality of life, trauma, loss of employment, and limitations in daily activities. The most common cause is vasovagal syncope.
This occurs in people of all ages, and is a lifelong predilection. While the median number of faints in the population is 2, those who come to the investigators care have a median 10-15 lifetime spells, and have an increased frequency in the year before presentation. Vasovagal syncope is due to abrupt hypotension and transient bradycardia, which cause cerebral hypoperfusion. The pathophysiology may be either failure of venous return or progressive vasodilation, both due to inappropriately low sympathetic outflow. Sympathetic stimulation might be involved early in the reflex cascade. There is no known medical treatment for frequent fainting. The investigators performed the pivotal CIHR-funded randomized trials that showed that neither permanent pacing, beta blockers, nor fludrocortisone help the majority of patients.
However 3 observational studies suggested that beta blockers prevent syncope in older subjects, and the Prevention of Syncope Trial (POST1) showed in a prespecified, -stratified analysis that patients ≥42 years tended to benefit. The investigators recent meta-analysis showed a benefit from metoprolol in these patients, with a hazard ratio of 0.52 (CI 0.27 to 1.01), and an age-specific response to beta blockers (p = 0.007). These results suggest the need for a randomized clinical trial of metoprolol for the prevention of vasovagal syncope in older subjects. Accordingly,the investigators conducted a poll of 48 cardiologists and neurologists in Canada and abroad: 98% stated that a randomized trial was necessary, and 92% agreed to participate in such a trial. Separately, this study emerged as the first choice for syncope randomized trials after consultation with Canadian and international experts.
Objective: To determine if treatment with metoprolol in patients ≥40 years old with moderate to severely frequent vasovagal syncope will better suppress syncope recurrences than placebo.
Methods: This will be a longitudinal, prospective, parallel design, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial.
Patients will be enrolled during a recruitment period of 4 years and followed for a fixed period of 1 year. Subjects will have had ≥1 faint in the previous year, and a diagnosis of vasovagal syncope based on a quantitative diagnostic score. They will be randomized to receive either metoprolol or placebo at an initial dose of 50 mg bid. Dose adjustments will be made according to treating physician discretion to optimize tolerance and compliance while maximizing dose. The primary outcome measure will be the time to the first recurrence of syncope (after a 2 week dose titration wash-in period) over the 1-year observation period. The primary analysis will be performed on an intention-to-treat basis. Secondary analyses will include an on-treatment analysis, as well as analyses comparing syncope and presyncope frequency, number needed to treat, quality of life, impact of syncope on daily living, and cost from the perspective of the publicly funded health care system. The investigators will enroll 248 patients to have an 85% power to detect a reduction (p\<0.05) in the primary outcome from 50% (placebo group) to 30% (midodrine group), a 40% relative risk reduction. This sample size also allows for a 11% rate of subject dropout with loss to follow-up before a syncopal event. The University of Calgary Syncope Clinic has a well-functioning clinical trial apparatus that successfully completed the randomized, multicenter Prevention of Syncope Trials (POST1: metoprolol for vasovagal syncope; POST2: fludrocortisone for vasovagal syncope) and SIRCAT (Statin-Induced Reduction of Cardiomyopathy Trial). Enrolment is underway in the CIHR-funded POST3 (pacing versus loop recorders in syncope patients with bifascicular block) and POST4 (midodrine for vasovagal syncope). Study centres that were highly productive in POST1-4 have agreed to participate. The investigators therefore will have ample syncope enrolling centres.
Relevance: This study will provide evidence to inform the use of metoprolol in the treatment of moderate to severely frequent syncope in older patients with vasovagal syncope. Given the lack of any other conventional medical therapy the investigators expect it to have rapid impact on care.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 4
Age:40+
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Asthma, Diabetes, COPD, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Beta Blockers
52 Participants Needed
Diagnostic Tests for Fainting
Calgary, Alberta
The Study To Understand Tilt Tests versus Extended Recordings (STUTTER, POST 10) will test the hypothesis that first performing a diagnostic HUT in older patients with syncope of unknown cause will provide earlier and more diagnoses than inserting an ICM.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:50+
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pacemaker, ICD, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Others
144 Participants Needed
Ondansetron for Fainting Prevention
Calgary, Alberta
About 20% of adults faint recurrently. These patients are often highly symptomatic, have problems with employment and driving, can be injured, and have poor quality of life. There are few therapies that have withstood the test of randomized clinical trials. the investigators will conduct a prospective, randomized, parallel, double-blind, proof-of-concept study that tests the hypothesis that serotonin 5HT3 receptor inhibition with ondansetron prevents tilt-induced vasovagal syncope (VVS) and pre-syncope in patients with clinical VVS. A total of 70 patients with quantitative clinical diagnostic criteria for VVS and at least 1 syncopal spell in the preceding year will be randomized in a double-blind acute phase 2 study to ondansetron 8 mg PO BID x 2 doses or matching placebo. The endpoint will be presyncope or syncope associated with diagnostic hemodynamic changes. These data should provide useful preliminary data as a foundation on which to conduct a subsequent randomized clinical trial.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Heart Block, Hypertension, Pregnancy, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Blood Pressure Medications
70 Participants Needed
Ondansetron for Sleep Fainting
Calgary, Alberta
At least 5% of patients with vasovagal syncope also have Sleep Syncope. Patients awake from sleep with profound malaise and gastrointestinal vagal symptoms. About 75% have severe nausea and about 40% have lower abdominal cramps. Some faint while supine, but most find their symptoms so severe that they rise quickly and hurry to the bathroom. Sometime either on the way to the toilet, near it, or shortly afterwards they faint. The nausea is followed by vomiting, and the cramps by watery diarrhea. After relief the patients remain presyncopal, diaphoretic, and tired. Almost all patients also have clinical vasovagal syncope during daytime hours.
The cause of this is unknown. Orthostatic stress cannot be a factor in triggering the event, and in isolated case reports it occurs during non-REM sleep. There is no classic provocative situation of pain, the sight of trauma, or the presence of medical settings. These suggest the importance of central processes and the reduced likelihood that strategies that target maintaining preload (such as with midodrine and fludrocortisone) would be helpful. As well, midodrine is avoided during the night.
Recently the investigators reasoned that if the investigators could rapidly suppress the nausea patients could remain supine, wait out the nausea, and not faint with orthostatic stress. Ondansetron is a potent anti-nausea medication that has rapidly dissolving preparations. Nine patients were instructed to keep one at the bedside, insert it upon waking up with nausea, remain in bed, and raise their legs (if possible). There was partial success with ondansetron 4 mg and complete success with ondansetron 8 mg. This remarkable but anecdotal observation requires formal testing.
Research Objectives: the investigators will test the hypothesis that ondansetron 8 mg prn sublingually on awakening with moderate to severe nausea prevents loss of consciousness in patients with prior Sleep Syncope who awaken with malaise and nausea.
Study Design \& Methodology: The main study will be a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, crossover clinical trial. The primary outcome will be the progression of awakening with nausea to syncope. Thirty patients with Sleep Syncope will be randomized 1:1 to receive packages of either ondansetron 8 mg sublingual tablets or matching placebo. They will each receive 3 boxes of 10 tabs, with refills available if needed. Each crossover period will last 6 months.
In a substudy the investigators will test whether the predominant disturbed physiology is bradycardia, decreased venous return, or decreased systemic vascular resistance. This will be assessed using a unique, small, wearable blood pressure sensor that can be rapidly donned on the ear. It records heart rate and beat-to-beat waveforms, which permit estimating stroke volume, systemic vascular resistance, and cardiac output. the investigators will record these variables in all patients continuously from when the device is put on until 30 minutes afterwards. the investigators hypothesize that unlike during syncope provoked by head-up tilt testing, here there will be no decrease in preload until patients arise, and that the main physiologic disturbance during syncope is hypotension due to decreased preload superimposed on heart rate collapse.
Anticipated Outcomes: If successful, this research would be i) the first to report a well-tolerated and highly effective treatment for most sleep syncope, and ii) the first to report the physiology of brain-initiated vasovagal syncope in the community outside a laboratory environment.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, QT Interval > 500 Ms, Others
Must Be Taking:Ondansetron
24 Participants Needed
Atomoxetine for Fainting (Vasovagal Syncope)
Calgary, Alberta
Project rationale: Vasovagal syncope (VVS) affects up to 50% of people, and recurrent syncope markedly reduces quality of life. We recently reported that it is frequently associated with injury and not surprisingly with clinical anxiety. Although conservative measures help many patients there remain many who require more care. CIHR-funded studies have shown that fludrocortisone and midodrine are effective but cannot be used in patients with contraindications such as hypertension and heart failure. Pacemakers are partially effective in older patients, but this is established only in the small minority with proven asystole. There remains a need for a simple, once-daily medication with few contraindications that can be used as first-line therapy for most patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope.
Preliminary Studies: Norepinephrine transport (NET) inhibitors show promise as a novel treatment. Three (reboxetine, sibutramine, and atomoxetine) all prevent vasovagal syncope in healthy subjects and vasovagal syncope patients on tilt tests. Atomoxetine, approved to treat attention deficit disorder, is a highly selective NET inhibitor. We reported a proof-of-principle, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy of atomoxetine to prevent vasovagal syncope on tilt table tests. Patients underwent tilt testing after receiving either atomoxetine 40 mg or placebo. Fewer VVS patients fainted with atomoxetine than placebo (10/29 vs. 19/27; odds ratio 0.22, p \< 0.01). Our meta-analysis of the effects of NET inhibition on the vasovagal reflex induced by tilt tests was highly positive. A pre-post study showed that sibutramine reduced syncope frequency in highly symptomatic and drug-refractory patients. A similar pre-post study showed that atomoxetine also reduces syncope frequency about 85% in patients with frequent and drug-intolerant or drug-resistant vasovagal syncope. Therefore,NET inhibition by atomoxetine merits assessment based on positive proof-of-principle studies, an apparent class effect, and two open-label pre-post studies. These results provide the rationale for a formal randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of atomoxetine in moderate-to-high risk patients with VVS.
Hypothesis: We will test the hypothesis that oral atomoxetine prevents syncope in patients with recurrent VVS.
The Study: Patients will be included based on a positive Calgary Syncope Symptom Score and a history of at least 2 faints in the previous year. Eligible patients will be randomized to atomoxetine 40 mg po twice daily or matching placebo in a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel design, double-blind, crossover trial. Each arm will last 6 months with a 1-week washout period. The primary outcome measure will be the proportion of patients with at least 1 syncope recurrence. The study will be powered to detect a beneficial odds ratio of 0.5, selected on the basis of the control outcome rates in 2 similarly designed, previous studies and international expert requirements for effect size. A sample size of 180 subjects will provide 85% power of detecting a difference between the arms at p\<0.05. We will assess the effects of atomoxetine on quality of life, anxiety, injury, and the cost-effectiveness of atomoxetine treatment, and the effects of genetic factors on outcomes.
Substudies : The quality of life scales will be the SF-36 and the Euroqol EQ5D, which will also be used as the health utility index for the economic studies. The depression and anxiety scales will be the Hospital and Anxiety Depression Score (HADS) and the General Anxiety Disorder - 7 Score (GAD-7). Clinical anxiety is highly prevalent in patients with recurrent syncope. Injury will be self-reported using our published definitions. The health economic substudy will be from the health system perspective and will use Alberta administrative data. DNA will be collected from spit acquired in the Oragene saliva self-collection kits, and an initial candidate gene study might include alleles of CYP2D6, COMT, the serotonin (SLC6A4) and norepinephrine (SLC6A2) reuptake transporters, and the 5HT1A and 5HT3 receptors.
Summary: Adults who faint recurrently are highly symptomatic. There are no therapies suitable for most patients have withstood the test of randomized clinical trials. If successful, atomoxetine will reduce syncope and improve quality of life.
Pivotal Trial (Near Approval)
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Orthostatic Hypotension, Pregnancy, Hypertension, Others
Must Not Be Taking:MAO Inhibitors, Beta-blockers, SSRIs, Others
180 Participants Needed
Pacing for Fainting
Calgary, Alberta
This trial will change the heart rates of patients with pacemakers to see how it affects the amount of blood their hearts pump. Researchers want to understand if faster heartbeats give the heart less time to fill with blood, which might affect its efficiency.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cardiac Resynchronization Device, Others
25 Participants Needed
Tilt Table vs Recorder Study for Fainting
Calgary, Alberta
Pragmatic research study to determine which of the two standard syncope therapies yields a faster path to diagnosis- head up tilt (HUT) table or implantable loop recorder (ILR).
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Age:50+
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Not Listed
20 Participants Needed
Next Day Clinic for Patient Care
Los Angeles, California
The Next Day Clinic (NDC) is a quality improvement initiative that will be launched and operated by UCLA Health starting July 22, 2024. Its goals are to improve patient care and safety and to maximize cost effectiveness. The way it does this is by identifying patients in the ED who would normally be admitted for low-acuity conditions, and diverting them to a high-acuity clinic the following day called the NDC. This will help decompress the ED and the hospital, and allow for overall higher quality care. The Health System has partnered with UCLA's Healthcare Value Analytics and Solutions \[UVAS\] group which specializes in these types of program evaluations. The analysis conducted by the study team will be used to directly inform NDC operations, scaling, and future plans.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnant, Hospice, Cancer, Others
1080 Participants Needed
Mirabegron for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Los Angeles, California
This is a pilot dose-finding study to test the hypothesis that mirabegron increases systolic blood pressure (BP), prevents syncope/presyncope, and improves the quality of life (QOL), functional capacity, chest pain, and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) who have a documented history of hypotension inadequately responsive to conventional treatments. The American Heart Association funds this study.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Heart Failure, Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Others
Must Not Be Taking:CYP2D6 Substrates
20 Participants Needed
Early Mobilization for Heart Procedure Recovery
Portland, Oregon
The goal of this study is to understand the effects of early mobilization after a Z stitch procedure in patients undergoing certain heart-related treatments. The investigators want to find out if allowing patients to move around sooner after their procedure can improve their satisfaction and potentially lead to earlier discharge from the hospital.
Type of Study: Clinical Trial
Participant Population/Health Conditions: Patients aged 18-99 undergoing specific heart procedures such as atrial fibrillation treatment, atrial flutter treatment, supraventricular tachycardia treatment, diagnostic electrophysiology studies, AV node ablation, or Watchman device placement.
Main Questions:
Does early mobilization (getting up and moving around sooner) after the Z stitch procedure improve patient satisfaction?
Participants will be divided into two groups, and researchers will compare those who have one hour of bedrest with those who have four hours of bedrest after the Z stitch procedure. The investigators want to see if the shorter bedrest period leads to higher patient satisfaction.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Arterial Access, BMI > 40, Others
200 Participants Needed
Carbonated Water for Orthostatic Hypotension
Burnaby, British Columbia
The primary purpose of this investigation is to determine whether water carbonation can improve orthostatic tolerance in healthy control volunteers. Orthostatic tolerance refers to the ability to maintain an adequate blood pressure when standing. In some individuals blood pressure can fall when standing, predisposing to dizzy spells or fainting episodes. Drinking water can boost blood pressure and making fainting episodes less likely. However, it is not clear whether the carbonation of the water has any further impact on the blood pressure response. This is important because it may be that carbonated water expands the stomach (gastric distension), provoking an increase in sympathetic activity. The increase in sympathetic nervous system activity boosts blood pressure. Resolving this question would have important implications for patients with syncope. This study will test whether carbonated water will have any further impact on blood pressure than the already known effect of non-carbonated water.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:19 - 50
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Pregnancy, Cardiovascular, Neurological, Others
25 Participants Needed
Blood Phobia Impact on Fainting
Burnaby, British Columbia
The primary purpose of this study is to characterize cardiovascular autonomic function to emotional stimuli (blood-injection-injury phobia \[needle phobia\]) during an orthostatic (upright) challenge in individuals with and without known needle phobia. It is well established that emotional stress can produce hypotensive (low blood pressure) reactions. Interestingly, these hypotensive reactions to venipuncture (even with minimal blood drawn), insulin injections, finger sticks for blood sugar monitoring, dental care, and vaccinations can affect up to a quarter of adults and appear to be uniquely associated with blood-injection-injury phobia rather than other phobias. These hypotensive reactions can ultimately lead to a vasovagal syncope (fainting) response, and lead to increased avoidance of medical and dental procedures as a result of this phobia. Ultimately, this has severe implications on public health and places additional strain on the Canadian healthcare system. Currently, there is limited understanding surrounding the initiation of this response. Additionally, a comprehensive profile of cardiovascular autonomic function during exposure to provoking stimuli during orthostatic stress has not been captured in the literature. We will test individuals with and without blood-injection-injury phobia using our standard approach while exposing them to emotional stimuli.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18 - 50
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cardiovascular, Neurological, Menopausal, Pregnant
Must Not Be Taking:Cardiovascular Medications
20 Participants Needed
Counterpressure Maneuvers for Fainting
Burnaby, British Columbia
The investigators are interested in whether discrete counterpressure maneuvers, or muscle movements in the lower body, will boost blood pressure and cardiovascular control in children who faint. We will record cardiovascular responses to maneuvers of exaggerated sway, leg crossing, crouching, and gluteal muscle tensing in children who faint (N=20), as well as their height, weight, muscularity, and pubertal (Tanner) stage. Autonomic cardiovascular control will be measured using a Valsalva manoeuvre (expiration against a closed airway for 20 seconds) and a supine-stand test. The primary outcomes are noninvasive measures of cardiovascular responses to the maneuvers (blood pressure, cerebral blood flow, and stroke volume (volume of blood pumped per heartbeat). Comparisons will be made across levels of sex, diagnosis, Tanner stage, muscularity, height, and degree of autonomic control.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:6 - 18
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cardiac Arrhythmia, Seizure Disorder, Pregnancy, Others
Must Not Be Taking:Cardiovascular Medications
30 Participants Needed
Counterpressure Maneuvers for Fainting
Vancouver, British Columbia
The investigators will assess the efficacy of clinically recommended counterpressure maneuvers (CPM) in preventing syncope for paediatric patients. Participants presenting to the emergency department (ED) will first provide written informed consent. In stage I, they will be asked to complete a brief survey documenting the presentation of their syncopal episode, and any prodromal symptoms they experienced. Participants that consent to the second stage of the study will either receive usual care (control arm) or training in counter pressure maneuvers alongside usual care (intervention arm; leg crossing, bending, arm tensing). These patients will be followed for one years time, and will be asked to complete monthly surveys detailing their syncopal and presyncopal recurrence. Medical records will be accessed over the duration of the study to identify any changes in medical diagnosis.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:6 - 18
Key Eligibility Criteria
Disqualifiers:Cardiac Arrhythmia, Seizure Disorder, Epilepsy, Overdose, Structural Heart Disease, Others
300 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Syncope clinical trials pay?
Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.
How do Syncope clinical trials work?
After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Syncope trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Syncope is 12 months.
How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?
Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.
What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?
The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.
Do I need to be insured to participate in a Syncope medical study?
Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.
What are the newest Syncope clinical trials?
Most recently, we added Ondansetron for Sleep Fainting, Next Day Clinic for Patient Care and Blood Phobia Impact on Fainting to the Power online platform.
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