Effect of Chronic Oral Hydration in Patients With Recurrent Unexplained Syncope

University Hospital, Angers

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 3

Conditions: Hydration; Neurocardiogenic Syncope; Loss of Consciousness

Treatments: Procedure: Hydration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00143754

CP00-02

Centre Evian pour l'Eau

Details and patient eligibility

About

Beneficial effect of chronic hydration with salt supplementation in patients with recurrent unexplained syncope is not established. We sought to determine if chronic oral rehydration with salt supplementation improved the tolerance and hemodynamic responses of patients with unexplained recurrent syncope.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Syncopal and/or near syncopal episodes at least twice within the prior 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Neurological disease
• Structural heart disease
• Metabolic and psychiatric illness