Ajmaline Utilization in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

NCT00702117 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 123

Last updated 2010-12-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study evaluates 3 different populations:

It is an open, randomized, parallel-group study comparing the effectiveness of intravenous (iv) ajmaline with currently used antiarrhythmic drugs in the acute treatment of :

1. recent-onset atrial fibrillation versus iv flecainide
2. sustained monomorphous ventricular tachycardia versus iv procainamide

The study also evaluates in an open, randomized, crossover study, the use of iv ajmaline versus iv flecainide in the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

flecainide

2 mg/kg iv in 10 minutes

DRUG

ajmaline

1 mg/kg iv in 10 minutes

DRUG

procainamide

10 mg/kg iv in 10 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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