A Trial to Compare American Heart Association (AHA) and Simple (SIM)Method to Give Adenosine to Treat Supra-ventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

University of Pretoria30 enrolled

Overview

Study to compare non inferiority of giving adenosine with the simplified method vs the AHA method

tle: A randomised controlled trial of the standard versus a simplified adenosine administration method in the treatment of adult patients with supra- ventricular tachycardia (SVT

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Supra-ventricular Tachycardia

Interventions

AdenosineDRUG

A vial of adenosine with 6mg

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Svt * normal blood pressure * normal mentation * Give consent Exclusion Criteria: * recent coffee * Allergy to adenosine * Asthma * cardiac operations

Locations (1)

Steve Biko hospital

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The Number of Patients With First Dose Successful Termination of the Supraventricular Tachycardia to a Sinus Rhythm of Less Than 140 With the AHA Versus a Simplified Method of Adenosine Administration

The primary outcome is the rhythm of conversion to a sinus rhythm less than 140 beat per minute.

Time frame: 10 seconds

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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