A Trial to Compare American Heart Association (AHA) and Simple (SIM)Method to Give Adenosine to Treat Supra-ventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

Summary

Study to compare non inferiority of giving adenosine with the simplified method vs the AHA method

Timeline

Start

2018-04-01

Primary completion

2020-12-16

Completion

2020-12-16

Publications

• Background Neumar RW, Otto CW, Link MS, Kronick SL, Shuster M, Callaway CW, Kudenchuk PJ, Ornato JP, McNally B, Silvers SM, Passman RS, White RD, Hess EP, Tang W, Davis D, Sinz E, Morrison LJ. Part 8: adult advanced cardiovascular life support: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2010 Nov 2;122(18 Suppl 3):S729-67. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.970988.
• Background McDowell M, Mokszycki R, Greenberg A, Hormese M, Lomotan N, Lyons N. Single-syringe Administration of Diluted Adenosine. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Jan;27(1):61-63. doi: 10.1111/acem.13879. Epub 2019 Nov 25. No abstract available.
• Background Page RL, Joglar JA, Caldwell MA, Calkins H, Conti JB, Deal BJ, Estes NA 3rd, Field ME, Goldberger ZD, Hammill SC, Indik JH, Lindsay BD, Olshansky B, Russo AM, Shen WK, Tracy CM, Al-Khatib SM; Evidence Review Committee Chairdouble dagger. 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Management of Adult Patients With Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2016 Apr 5;133(14):e506-74. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000311. Epub 2015 Sep 23. No abstract available.
• Background Kaltenbach M, Hutchinson DJ, Bollinger JE, Zhao F. Stability of diluted adenosine solutions in polyvinyl chloride infusion bags. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Aug 15;68(16):1533-6. doi: 10.2146/ajhp100573.
• Background Ketkar VA, Kolling WM, Nardviriyakul N, VanDer Kamp K, Wurster DE. Stability of undiluted and diluted adenosine at three temperatures in syringes and bags. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1998 Mar 1;55(5):466-70. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/55.5.466.
• Background Appelboam A, Reuben A, Mann C, Gagg J, Ewings P, Barton A, Lobban T, Dayer M, Vickery J, Benger J; REVERT trial collaborators. Postural modification to the standard Valsalva manoeuvre for emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardias (REVERT): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 Oct 31;386(10005):1747-53. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61485-4. Epub 2015 Aug 24.
• Background Shaker H, Jahanian F, Fathi M, Zare M. Oral verapamil in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia recurrence control: a randomized clinical trial. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Feb;9(1):4-9. doi: 10.1177/1753944714553425. Epub 2014 Oct 8.
• Background 10. Hayes B. Trick of the Trade: Combine Adenosine with the Flush. Available at: https://www.aliem.com/trick-of-trade-combine-adenosine-single-syringe/. Accessed March 7, 2020.
• Background 11. Weingart S. SVT: The New Hotness. Emcrit. 2015. Available at: https://emcrit.org/emcrit/new-hotnesses-for-svt/. Accessed March 7, 2020.
• Background Choi SC, Yoon SK, Kim GW, Hur JM, Baek KW, Jung YS. A convenient method of adenosine administration for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. J Korean Soc Emerg Med. 2003; 14:224-7
• Background 5. American Heart Association. ACLS for Experienced Providers Manual and Resource Text. United States of America: 2013.
• Results Orejarena LA, Vidaillet H Jr, DeStefano F, Nordstrom DL, Vierkant RA, Smith PN, Hayes JJ. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the general population. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998 Jan;31(1):150-7. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(97)00422-1.

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