Testing Diagnostic Test: Head Up Tilt Table with Device: Implantable Loop Recorder for syncope
Official title: Syncope Trial to Understand Tilt Testing or ECG Recording Tenth Prevention of Syncope Trial
Syncope Trial to Understand Tilt Testing or ECG Recording. Tenth Prevention of Syncope
- 1 group
- One site, in Calgary
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Other intervention
Diagnostic Test: Head Up Tilt Table (HUT)
Participant randomized to open-label diagnostic strategy. Results and all follow-up care to be in the hands of treating cardiologist as this is a pragmatic study. the early HUT \[protocol: supine pre-tilt phase 5 min, un-medicated HUT to 70 degrees for 20 minutes; if response negative then 400 μg of sublingual nitroglycerin and continued 70 degree tilt for 20 minutes\]
- Medical device
Device: Implantable Loop Recorder
ILR is a small subcutaneously implanted device, lasting up to 3 years, that records heart rhythms, and which may be either auto-triggered or patientactivated.
Canadian Sites (1)
1 of 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for14 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +age \>50 years old
- +≥1 syncope26 in the prior 12 months
- +diagnosis unclear after history, physical exam, and electrocardiogram
- +no apparent risk of death due to the cause of syncope
Exclusion
- −cannot provide informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → or attend routine follow upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more →
- −have known left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50%,or have
- −pacemaker, ICD, or ICM
- −Class I indication for permanent pacing or ICD implantation
- −hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- −a history of myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to enrolmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →
- −a major chronic co-morbid medical condition that would preclude 12 months of follow-up
- −bifascicular block
- −epilepsy proven by electroencephalography
- −syncope of known cause
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a way to identify or measure a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
Everyone in this study is in one group, which receives one or more of: Diagnostic Test: Head Up Tilt Table (HUT) and Device: Implantable Loop Recorder.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 50 years to 110 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 144 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around December 2026.
The main measurement is taken over: within 2 years.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
The primary outcomePrimary endpointThe single main question the study is designed to answer.Read more → will be the determination of the diagnosis of the cause of syncope (PRECIS2 criterion 8, 5/5) within 2 years — measured over within 2 years.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT05776810 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Diagnostic Test: Head Up Tilt Table (HUT)Diagnostic test
Participant randomized to open-label diagnostic strategy. Results and all follow-up care to be in the hands of treating cardiologist as this is a pragmatic study. the early HUT \[protocol: supine pre-tilt phase 5 min, un-medicated HUT to 70 degrees for 20 minutes; if response negative then 400 μg of sublingual nitroglycerin and continued 70 degree tilt for 20 minutes\]
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a diagnostic test is here: A scan, blood test, or other test being studied for how well it detects or measures something.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Device: Implantable Loop RecorderDevice
ILR is a small subcutaneously implanted device, lasting up to 3 years, that records heart rhythms, and which may be either auto-triggered or patientactivated.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a device is here: A physical instrument, implant, app or piece of equipment being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 50 years to 110 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
There is only one group in this study, so there is no assignment to different treatments.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 50 years to 110 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: within 2 years.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2026-12-31.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 144 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
The Study To Understand Tilt Tests versus Extended Recordings (STUTTER, POST 10) will test the hypothesis that first performing a diagnostic HUT in older patients with syncope of unknown cause will provide earlier and more diagnoses than inserting an ICM.
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