Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule

Completed

Conditions studied: Syncope, Near Syncope

In brief

This study was designed to validate the "San Francisco Syncope Rule". This set of rules was derived by Quinn et. al. to help guide the treatment of patients evaluated in the Emergency Department who had an episode of syncope (passed out) or near syncope (almost passed out). A rule that considers patients with an abnormal ECG, a complaint of shortness of breath, hematocrit less than 30%, systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg, or a history of congestive heart failure was shown predict with a good degree of accuracy which patients would have an adverse event and require admission.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00300625

Run by

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Starts

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Montefiore Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States

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