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NCT Number: NCT01721369

Applicability of Syncope Guidelines in Cataluña

The aim of SYNCAT study is to study the level of adherence of the centers in Cataluña tu the Syncope Guidelines ESC2009 for the diagnosis and treatment of syncope and the impact that following them can have in the prognosis of these patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Brief Loss of Consciousness

Age range

15 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

The aim of SYNCAT study is to analyze the level of adherence of Syncope Guidelines ESC2009 for the management, diagnosis and treatment of syncope in a specific territory with similar health structure, the region of Cataluña in Spain that includes aprox. 7,000,000 inhabitants, including different complexity level of hospitals and the impact that following guidelines can have in the prognosis of these patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Each patient that comes from the Emergency room and/or in office doctors visit (Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology...) with Transient Loss of Conscience (T-LOC)

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients younger than 15 years old
  • Pregnant women

Treatment and study plan

Transient Loss of Consciousness (T-LOC)

Diagnostic Test

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Patients That Adhere to the 2009 Syncope Guidelines (ESC2009)

    Time frame: 12 months

    To analyze the number of patients that an etiologic diagnose was established according to the New Syncope Guidelines ESC2009 in the hospital care, in a particular community with hospitals with different levels of care in a specific region of Spain.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Observational Study of the Application of the ESC2009 Syncope Guidelines in Cataluña

Acronym: SYNCAT

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Nov 5, 2012
Registry last updated
Jul 2, 2025

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