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Cardiac Complexes, PrematureNCT05347953

Gravitational Arrhythmogenesis Can the Often-heard Symptom of Body Position Dependent Palpitations be Proven

An observational study of Cardiac Complexes, Premature and Atrial Fibrillation, run by Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven at 1 site in Netherlands.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This study aims to assess the relationship between body position and the occurrence of either atrial or ventricular premature beats and more complex arrhythmia Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Single night downgraded home polygraphy
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteNetherlands
Study dates
1 Jun 2022to 1 Sep 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: This study will be conducted in outpatients that present with palpitations and a spontaneous self-reported higher prevalence in a certain body position.

Who may be able to join

  • Palpitations, spontaneously described to occur either predominantly or solely in a certain body position (upright, prone, supine, left or right lateral decubital position).
  • Ability to provide informed consent

Who cannot join

  • There are no exclusion criteria for this study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Netherlands1 site
  • Catharina Ziekenhuis

    Eindhoven, 5623EJ

    JLPM van den Broek, MD, +31402397000, maarten.vd.broek@catharinaziekenhuis.nl

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About this study

This study aims to assess the relationship between body position and the occurrence of either atrial or ventricular premature beats and more complex arrhythmia

Read the detailed description

Rationale: Palpitations in a certain body position is an often-heard symptom, although there is currently no direct evidence that links body position with arrhythmia. The hypothesis is that arrhythmia is more prevalent in the specific body position that the patient reports to be arrhythmogenic.

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between body position and the occurrence of either atrial or ventricular premature beats and more complex arrhythmia (AT, atrial fibrillation (AF), VT) in a population that have a self-reported preferential body position for symptoms.

Study design: Single cohort study. Subjects are recruited from the outpatient clinic. First, they will fill in a short questionnaire regarding their symptoms; second, they will be outfitted with a downgraded polygraphy device, that only monitors body position, and single and/or multi lead ECG for 24 hours. The acquired data will be analyzed at the Catharina Hospital and the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Study population: Outpatients with palpitations and a self-reported higher prevalence in a certain body position that have an indication to undergo Holter monitoring, independent of any previous diagnosis.

Main study parameters/endpoints: The frequency of ectopic beats or onset of complex arrhythmia (n per minute) in the body position that the patient has reported as arrhythmogenic, compared to arrhythmia rate in the other body positions, corrected for time spent per body position.

Being tested
Single night downgraded home polygraphy
Keywords
Body position
Medical subject headings
Cardiac Complexes, Premature, Atrial Fibrillation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Single night downgraded home polygraphyDevice

    All patients will be outfitted with the ambulatory downgraded polygraphy device (Nox A1, Nox Medical Global, Reykjavik) for 24 hour monitoring. The data exported by the polygraphy device is in European Data Format and will be filtered and annotated using custom MATLAB-software.

Study groups in NCT05347953
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Single armPatients with self-reported symptoms of positional dependent palpitations
Receives: Device: Single night downgraded home polygraphy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Arrhythmia per body position

    The frequency of ectopic beats or onset of complex arrhythmia (n per minute) in the body position that the patient has reported as arrhythmogenic, compared to arrhythmia rate in the other body positions, corrected for time spent per body position.

    Measured: 1 night recording

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Apr 2022
  2. Study start1 Jun 2022 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2024 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05347953
Sponsor's protocol ID
NL 81272.100.22
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
21 Apr 2022
Last updated
27 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Anonymized data can be available upon reasonable request by non-commercial fellow researchers

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiac Complexes, Premature and Atrial Fibrillation, run by Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven at 1 site in Netherlands.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Netherlands. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact JLPM van den Broek (+31402397000, maarten.vd.broek@catharinaziekenhuis.nl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Arrhythmia per body position (time frame: 1 night recording). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Apr 2022.

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