Syncope algorithms in the emergency department with structured follow-up. How effective is a standardised approach at improving diagnostic yield, quality of life and decreasing health care costs? The SYNERGY study
Recruiting
- Conditions
- syncopefainting
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45663
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 550
Inclusion Criteria
All patients at the emergency department because of suspected syncope
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Those aged <18 years
(2) Those in whom a serious life threatening condition is identified in the ED (massive bleeding, pulmonary embolus)
(3) Those who attended any ED because of syncope in the previous year
(4) Those with a learning disability
(5) Those presenting with presyncope
(6) Those who already attented a tertiary syncope clinic
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Proportion of patients with an accurate diagnosis (as determined by an expert<br /><br>panel at 1 year follow-up)</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Number of admissions because of syncope, time to diagnosis following ED<br /><br>presentation, syncope recurrence, Healthcare and societal costs within 1 year<br /><br>following ED presentation, number of syncope-related tests and consultations,<br /><br>QoL</p><br>