Management of Transitory Loss of Consciousness and Syncopes in the Emergency Department

Recruiting

• Conditions: Syncope; Unconscious State

• Registration Number: NCT05575934
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to examine the clinical presentations, the diagnostic tests performed and the management of patients presenting with transient loss of consciousness (TLOC)

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* prevalence of TLOC

* prevalence of different diagnoses leading to TLOC Demographic, clinical, paraclinical and biological data will be collected from the emergency medical file

Detailed Description

Patients over the age of 18 presenting to the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand emergency department for transient loss of consciousness of syncopal or undifferentiated origin will be include. Their non-opposition will be sought.

Demographic, clinical, paraclinical and biological data will be collected from the emergency medical file.

No visit is planned after the passage to the emergency room.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Study Start: 2022-10-03
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-25
• Study Completion: 2023-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

• patients over 18 presenting to the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital emergency department for transient loss of consciousness of syncopal or undifferentiated origin

Exclusion Criteria

• N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
prevalence of transient loss of consciousness in emergency department	through the study duration, an average of 6 months	Percentage of TLOC in emergency department
prevalence of different diagnoses leading to transient loss of consciousness	through the study duration, an average of 6 months	Percentage of different diagnoses leading to transient loss of consciousness

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
prevalence of different clinical presentations of loss of consciousness	through the study duration, an average of 6 months	Percentage of different clinical presentations of loss of consciousness
Prevalence of the various diagnostic tests carried out and the treatment of patients presenting for transient loss of consciousness	through the study duration, an average of 6 months	Percentage of the various diagnostic tests carried out and the treatment of patients presenting for transient loss of consciousness

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Clermont-Ferrand; 🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand, France