Clinical trials: Consciousness Assessment
Syncope
Diagnostic Yield of an Ambulatory Patch Monitor in Unexplained Emergency Department Syncope: A Pilot Study (PATCH-ED)
Syncope is a common Emergency Department (ED) presentation but the underlying diagnosis is not apparent in 60% of patients after assessment and serious adverse event rate is 7% at one month with most having acute cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- PATCH-ED (NCT02683174)
- Testing
- Novel ambulatory patch (ZIO® XT Patch), BNP and hs-troponin I at 0 and 3 hours post ED attendance
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Lothian
Presyncope, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
The IPED (Investigation of Palpitations in the ED) Study
Palpitations (noticeable pounding, fluttering or irregular heart beat) and pre-syncope (near blackout) are common ED problems sometimes due to an abnormal cardiac rhythm.
- Conditions
- Presyncope, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Tachycardia, Supraventricular, Atrial Fibrillation
- Trial name
- IPED (NCT02783898)
- Testing
- AliveCor Heart Monitor
- Where
- 10 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Lothian