Effectiveness of Calcium Channel Blockers and Adenosine in the Emergency Management of SVT

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2001-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of calcium channel blockers and adenosine in the treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital
• Treatments: Adenosine; Calcium; Calcium Channel Blockers; Calcium, Dietary

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• More than 10 years old

• Electrocardiographic diagnosis of SVT

• SVT not converted by the vagal manoeuvres

Exclusion Criteria:

• Signs of impaired cerebral perfusion

• Signs of pulmonary oedema

• Subsequent diagnosis of other types of arrythmias rather than SVT

• pregnancy by history