Syncope algorithms in the emergency department with structured follow-up. How effective is a standardised approach at improving diagnostic yield, quality of life and decreasing health care costs? The SYNERGY study

Syncope algorithms in the emergency department with structured follow-up. How effective is a standardised approach at improving diagnostic yield, quality of life and decreasing health care costs? The SYNERGY study - The SYNERGY study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON45663

Enrollment

550

Registered

2016-12-20

Start date

2017-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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Conditions

syncope fainting syncope

Interventions

SA implementation has multiple components: - ED triage resulting in admission, outpatient or GP referral - Innovative multilingual communication system facilitating active patient participation to m

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients at the emergency department because of suspected syncope

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those aged

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of patients with an accurate diagnosis (as determined by an expert panel at 1 year follow-up)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of admissions because of syncope, time to diagnosis following ED presentation, syncope recurrence, Healthcare and societal costs within 1 year following ED presentation, number of syncope-related tests and consultations, QoL	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)