NICE Guideline 'Red Flags' to Predict Serious Outcome After Transient Loss of Consciousness

NCT ID: NCT01498471

Last Updated: 2023-05-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-02-28

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Syncope

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients (\>= 16 years) with a complaint of TLoC

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients needing immediate treatment, with trauma related or drug or alcohol related TLoC were excluded, as well as patient with persistent altered level of consciousness, simple fall and drop attack
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University Hospitals Leuven

Leuven, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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UZ/PVB/2011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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