Status:

COMPLETED

ISSUE3: International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology 3

Lead Sponsor:

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

Conditions:

Syncope

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

ISSUE 3 is a multi-center, prospective, randomised controlled double-blind study aimed to assess the effectiveness of pacemaker therapy for prevention of asystolic neurally-mediated syncope.

Detailed Description

In asystolic neurally-mediated syncope (NMS) documented by Implantable Loop recorder (ILR), ISSUE-2, an observational trial, showed that pacemaker was effective in reducing the 1-year first syncope re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Suspected or certain neurally-mediated syncope, based on the Guidelines recently published by the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology 2,3 (Appendix 1);
  • More than 3 syncope episodes in the last 2 years;
  • Clinical presentation of syncope of sufficient severity requiring treatment initiation in the physician's and patient's judgement.
  • Age \> 40 years.
  • Negative carotid sinus massage.
  • Patients accept to have an ILR implantation.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Carotid sinus hypersensitivity
  • Suspected or certain heart disease and high likelihood of cardiac syncope:
  • Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension diagnosed by standing blood pressure measurement;
  • Loss of consciousness different from syncope (e.g. epilepsy, psychiatric, metabolic, drop-attack, TIA, intoxication, cataplexy);
  • Subclavian steal syndrome;
  • Psychologically or physically (due to any other illness) or cognitively unfit for participation in the study according to the opinion of the investigator;
  • Patient compliance doubtful;
  • Patient geographically or otherwise inaccessible for follow-up;
  • Patient unwilling or unable to give informed consent;
  • Life expectancy \<1 year.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    511 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00359203

    Start Date

    September 1 2006

    End Date

    November 1 2012

    Last Update

    July 18 2025

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    Medtronic Italia S.p.A.

    Rome, Italy, 00165