The Diagnostic Performance of Tilt Test in Athletes

Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Status: Completed

Conditions: Syncope

Treatments: Other: Passive tilt test

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02316860

sportscardiology

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the present study the investigators evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of passive tilt test in athletes, as well as their haemodynamic responses and autonomic nervous system activity during head-up tilt. Moreover, the investigators try to apply a novel algorithm for the improvement of diagnostic yield of tilt test in athletes.

Full description

We examine athletes with a history of reflex syncope and athletes without history of reflex syncope.All subjects undergo a tilt test, for the evaluation of haemodynamics, heart rate variability (HRV) and baroreflex sensitivity.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 14-40 years old,
• more than 5 years of exercise training experience and competition at a regional level at different sports

Exclusion criteria

• smoking,
• recent alcohol consumption,
• presence of any chronic disease and use of drugs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

History of reflex syncope

Other group

Description:

Passive tilt test in athletes with a history of reflex syncope

Treatment:

Other: Passive tilt test

No history of reflex syncope

Other group

Description:

Passive tilt test in athletes without history of reflex syncope

Treatment:

Other: Passive tilt test