Fainting fix may come at a cost: new study tests exercise limits after heart nerve ablation
NCT ID NCT06440291
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a procedure called cardioneuroablation (CNA) affects exercise performance in people who faint due to a sudden slow heart rate. CNA stops certain nerves from slowing the heart too much, but it might also make the heart beat faster during exercise. Researchers will measure exercise capacity using a special test before and one year after the procedure in 100 patients.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
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- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * severe, recurrent symptoms due to reflex syncope or recurrent presyncope due to slow heart rate * ECG documented asystole \>3 seconds * ineffective prior non-pharmacological treatment * positive baseline atropine test (sinus rate acceleration \> 30% and no atrio-ventricular block following 2 mg of intravenous atropine) * signed written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * serious comorbidities precluding general anaesthesia and cardioneuroablation * non-functional sinus arrest or atrio-ventricular block (negative atropine test) * lack of consent to participate in the study
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Locations
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Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Medical School, Grochowski Hospital
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04-073, Poland
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