Orthostatic related blood pressure changes in syncope patients in the emergency department
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Syncope. Orthostatic hypotension. Initial orthostatic hypotension. Reflexsyncope. Vasovagal reflexsyncope. Syncope. Orthostatische hypotensie. Initiële orthostatische hypotensie. Reflexsyncope. Vasovagale reflexsyncope.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29397
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
•The patient must be 18 years or older
•The reason for referral to the ED must be (pre-) syncope
Exclusion Criteria
•The patient is hemodynamically instable (with supine resting SBP <90 mmHg or DBP <50 mmHg)
•The patient needs immediate additional investigations/treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study parameter at the initial evaluation in the ED is the difference between the proportion of correct working diagnosis made by the attending physician and by the investigator.<br><br /><br /><br>For the follow-up at the outpatient department the main study parameter is the difference in (pre-) syncope recurrence during the 1 year follow-up in comparison with the previous year. <br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary study parameter for the initial evaluation in the EDis:<br /><br>•The difference between the proportion of correct working diagnosis in the patients of group 1, before and after the evaluation with Nexfin. <br /><br /><br><br>The secondary study parameters for the follow-up at the outpatient department are:<br /><br>•Quality of life after one year of follow-up<br /><br>•Falls history of the past year in comparison with the follow-up year in patients >60 years <br /><br>•The recovery to normalisation of the orthostatic blood pressure recovery patterns <br /><br>•30 days mortality, one year mortality<br>