Calcium before heart drug may prevent blood pressure drop
NCT ID NCT05661942
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving calcium before the drug diltiazem can prevent a sudden drop in blood pressure in people with a fast heart rate due to atrial fibrillation or flutter. 92 adults took part. The goal was to make the treatment safer and more comfortable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years or older * Able to provide informed consent * Primary diagnosis AFF with RVR greater than or equal to 120 bpm Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy defined as a positive urine HCG * Hemodynamically unstable patients (SBP \<90, MAP \<65) * Stated history of systolic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (\<40%) or evidence of acute heart failure or reduced EF (peripheral edema, JVD, pulmonary edema) on clinical exam or bedside echo * Patients with left ventricular assist device * Sinus node dysfunction or preexcitation with accessory pathway (known diagnosis of SVT, WPW or sick sinus syndrome. Delta waves or other evidence of accessory pathway on EKG) * 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular block * Allergy or sensitivity to any study drugs * Previously enrolled in this trial during a different patient encounter * Non-English speaking
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advocate Christ Medical Center Emergency Department (ACMC ED)
Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
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