NICE Guideline 'Red Flags' to Predict Serious Outcome After Transient Loss of Consciousness
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| First Received Date ICMJE | December 20, 2011 | ||||
| Last Updated Date | December 22, 2011 | ||||
| Start Date ICMJE | January 2012 | ||||
| Estimated Primary Completion Date | February 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
serious outcome [ Time Frame: day 7 ] death, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary embolism, stroke or transient ischemic attack, subarachnoid or non traumatic cerebral haemorrhage, aortic dissection, new diagnosis of structural heart disease thought to be related to syncope, and significant haemorraghe or anemia requiring blood transfusion, readmission for similar symptoms related to the initial event and acute intervention during hospital admission |
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| Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
| Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01498471 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | ||||
| Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
serious outcome [ Time Frame: 1 year ] death, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary embolism, stroke or transient ischemic attack, subarachnoid or non traumatic cerebral haemorrhage, aortic dissection, new diagnosis of structural heart disease thought to be related to syncope, and significant haemorraghe or anemia requiring blood transfusion, readmission for similar symptoms related to the initial event and acute intervention during hospital admission |
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| Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||
| Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Descriptive Information | |||||
| Brief Title ICMJE | NICE Guideline 'Red Flags' to Predict Serious Outcome After Transient Loss of Consciousness | ||||
| Official Title ICMJE | NICE Guideline 'Red Flags' to Predict Serious Outcome After Transient Loss of Consciousness: Prospective Validation Study in the Emergency Department. | ||||
| Brief Summary | This study is designed to evaluate the accuracy of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline 'red flags' to identify patients at high risk of short term serious outcome when presenting in the emergency department (ED) with Transient Loss of Consciousness (TLoC). Red flags were defined as ECG abnormality, history or physical signs of heart failure, TLoC during exercise, family history of sudden cardiac death at an age < 40 years and/or an inherited cardiac condition, new or unexplained breathlessness, heart murmur, absence of prodromal symptoms in any patient aged > 65 years. |
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| Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||||
| Study Type ICMJE | Observational | ||||
| Study Design ICMJE | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
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| Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | ||||
| Biospecimen | Not Provided | ||||
| Sampling Method | Probability Sample | ||||
| Study Population | Adult patients (>= 16 years) presenting in the ED with a complaint of TLoC |
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| Condition ICMJE | Syncope | ||||
| Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Study Group/Cohort (s) | Not Provided | ||||
| Publications * | Not Provided | ||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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| Recruitment Information | |||||
| Recruitment Status ICMJE | Not yet recruiting | ||||
| Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | 490 | ||||
| Estimated Completion Date | February 2014 | ||||
| Estimated Primary Completion Date | February 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||
| Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||
| Ages | 16 Years and older | ||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
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| Location Countries ICMJE | Belgium | ||||
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| NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01498471 | ||||
| Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | UZ/PVB/2011 | ||||
| Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | ||||
| Responsible Party | Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven | ||||
| Study Sponsor ICMJE | Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven | ||||
| Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Investigators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||
| Information Provided By | Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven | ||||
| Verification Date | December 2011 | ||||
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