Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Loop Recorders for Diagnosis of Palpitations in A&E
Lead Sponsor:
Barts & The London NHS Trust
Conditions:
Palpitations
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Heart rhythm abnormalities underlie one of the common presenting complaints to the A\&E and out-patient departments, specifically awareness of heart beats or palpitations. Unless an ECG (electrocardio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 years or older
- Good history of episodic symptomatic sustained palpitations (sudden onset and offset, fast heart beats, may be associated with shortness of breath or dizziness)
- Terminates before presentation to hospital
- Episodes occur at a frequency of less than once every two weeks
- Never previously caught on ECG or ambulatory monitoring
- Normal resting ECG
Exclusion
- Contraindication to ILR implantation i.e. ongoing oral anticoagulation with INR \>1.6, ongoing infection, sepsis or fever, etc.
- Palpitations suggestive of extrasystoles (single missed or dropped beats)
- Known or suspected severe valvular or myocardial heart disease
- An audible heart murmur
- Any abnormality on the surface ECG
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Patients who refuse an ILR when offered will not be included in either limb of the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01170559
Start Date
April 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2016
Last Update
January 5 2023
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Barts and the London NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom, EC1A 7BE