ISSUE3: International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology 3

Overview

ISSUE 3 is a multi-center, prospective, randomised controlled double-blind study aimed to assess the effectiveness of pacemaker therapy for prevention of asystolic neurally-mediated syncope.

Full Title of Study: “ISSUE3: International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology 3 Pacemaker Therapy for Patients With Asystolic Neurally-mediated Syncope”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: September 2011

Detailed Description

In asystolic neurally-mediated syncope (NMS) documented by Implantable Loop recorder (ILR), ISSUE-2, an observational trial, showed that pacemaker was effective in reducing the 1-year first syncope recurrence rate from 33% rate before implant (ILR phase 1) to 5% rate after implant (phase 2). Moreover, the control non-asystolic group still continued to have a 41% recurrence rate after the first recurrence of syncope, thus supporting the conclusion that the reduction with pacemaker was due to the beneficial effect of pacemaker itself and not to other factors. However a formal controlled trial is needed to confirm these findings.

Interventions

  • Device: Dual chamber pacemeker

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Placebo Comparator: Dual chamber pacemaker
    • Dual chamber pacemaker programmed ODO (switched OFF)
  • Active Comparator: Dual chamber pacemeker
    • Medtronic dual chamber pacemaker programmed ON and with Rate Drope Response programmed ON

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Syncope Recurrence Rate
    • Time Frame: 2 years
    • Intention to treat analysis of percentage of patients with syncope recurrence at 2 years follow-up after study arm assignement

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Suspected or certain neurally-mediated syncope, based on the Guidelines recently published by the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology 2,3 (Appendix 1); – More than 3 syncope episodes in the last 2 years; – Clinical presentation of syncope of sufficient severity requiring treatment initiation in the physician's and patient's judgement. – Age > 40 years. – Negative carotid sinus massage. – Patients accept to have an ILR implantation. Exclusion criteria:

  • Carotid sinus hypersensitivity – Suspected or certain heart disease and high likelihood of cardiac syncope: – Symptomatic orthostatic hypotension diagnosed by standing blood pressure measurement; – Loss of consciousness different from syncope (e.g. epilepsy, psychiatric, metabolic, drop-attack, TIA, intoxication, cataplexy); – Subclavian steal syndrome; – Psychologically or physically (due to any other illness) or cognitively unfit for participation in the study according to the opinion of the investigator; – Patient compliance doubtful; – Patient geographically or otherwise inaccessible for follow-up; – Patient unwilling or unable to give informed consent; – Life expectancy <1 year.

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 40 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Medtronic Bakken Research Center
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Michele Brignole, MD, Principal Investigator, Ospedali del Tigullio, Lavagna

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