| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN98608799 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 31/01/2002 |
| Local reference number(s) | PG/97098 |
| Public title | Cardiac pacing for the prevention of falls in carotid sinus hypersensitivity |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Carotid sinus syndrome |
| Study hypothesis | To determine:
1. The prevalence of unexplained or recurrent falls in cognitively normal adult accident and emergency attendees
2. The prevalence of carotid sinus hypersensitivity in those who fall
3. Whether cardiac pacing reduces the frequency of falls in a prospective series of patients with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Patients with a history of unexplained falls with reproducible cardio-inhibitory or mixed carotid sinus hypersensitivity |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/10/1998 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/10/1999 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Interventions | Cardiac pacemaker versus Thera rate drop responsive Medtronic Inc dual chamber pacemaker. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | Protocol/Initial results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=11220545 |
| Sources of funding | British Heart Foundation (UK) |
| Sponsor name | British Heart Foundation (UK) |
| Sponsor details | 14 Fitzhardinge Street
London
United Kingdom
W1H 6DH |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7935 0185 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7486 5820 |
| Sponsor email | research@bhf.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.bhf.org.uk/ |
| Contact name | Professor RA Kenny |
| Contact details | Cardiovascular Investigation Unit
Ward 15 Offices
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
NE14 4AH |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)191 2225316 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)191 222 5638 |
| Contact email | R.A.Kenny@ncl.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN98608799 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
