A Study to Evaluate Whether or Not High-intensity Exercise Testing Can Detect Exercise-related Arrhythmias in Pediatric and Young Adults
Overview
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Study type
ObservationalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Site IRB
- Rochester, Minnesota: 19-010004
Sponsor Protocol Number: 19-010004
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility, safety and diagnostic yield of a modified treadmill exercise stress testing with a running protocol in the detection of exercise-induced arrhythmias.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female.
- ≤ 30 years of age.
- With or without heart disease, including congenital heart disease, under treatment with cardiovascular medications or not, including antiarrhythmic and beta blockers, with implantable cardiac defibrillator or not, with pacemakers or not.
- Previously referred for EST by their primary care provider for the following diagnosis or presumptive diagnosis:
- Syncope;
- Sustained or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia;
- Channelopathy;
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy;
- Family screening for any of the above.
- Treatment-naive or under treatment with any cardiovascular medication.
- With the ability to understand study procedures and to comply with them for the entire length of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Older than 30 years of age.
- Inability to understand and/or to comply to the study procedures during the entire length of the study participation.
- Contraindications for reaching peak exercise, as previously stated by primary care provider, or as determined by Exercise Lab staff physician.
Participating Mayo Clinic locations
Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.
| Mayo Clinic Location |
Status |
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Rochester, Minn.
Mayo Clinic principal investigator Philip Wackel, M.D. |
Closed for enrollment |
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