Simulation of Adenosine Push Methods for Treatment of SVT Using Agitated Saline Visualized by Ultrasound

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising from improper electrical activity in the upper part of the heart. SVT is commonly treated with adenosine using three different IV administration techniques. However, it is not well known which of these three techniques is the quickest or most likely to reach the heart in order to stop SVT. This study will simulate each of those techniques in an investigator-blinded procedure. Intravenous agitated saline, used as a surrogate for a dose of adenosine, will be administered to healthy volunteers using all three techniques and monitored using bedside ultrasound to observe their efficacy and speed in reaching the right side of the heart.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Supraventricular Tachycardia
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Agitated saline push

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55101
      • Regions Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Volunteers aged 18 years and older
• Able to understand and provide signed consent for the study
• Must be healthy; not being actively treated for any condition that requires active medical intervention or monitoring to avert serious danger to the participant's health or well-being, as evaluated by study investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-English speaker
• Those with contraindications to peripheral IV placement, such as infection or other contraindication noted from evaluation by study investigator
• Pregnancy

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Simulation arm; All patients were entered into the Simulation arm and received 3 pushes of agitated saline via 3 different methods of delivery. All patients received all methods. The order of the methods for each patient was randomized.	Other: Agitated saline push; Push of agitated saline to simulate adenosine used for supraventricular tachycardia

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Time to ultrasound visualization of agitated saline in the right heart	Time from IV push to ultrasound visualization of agitated saline in the right heart	<5 seconds

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: HealthPartners Institute

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

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• Kleinman ME, Chameides L, Schexnayder SM, Samson RA, Hazinski MF, Atkins DL, Berg MD, de Caen AR, Fink EL, Freid EB, Hickey RW, Marino BS, Nadkarni VM, Proctor LT, Qureshi FA, Sartorelli K, Topjian A, van der Jagt EW, Zaritsky AL. Part 14: pediatric advanced life support: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2010 Nov 2;122(18 Suppl 3):S876-908. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971101. No abstract available.
• Murman DH, McDonald AJ, Pelletier AJ, Camargo CA Jr. U.S. emergency department visits for supraventricular tachycardia, 1993-2003. Acad Emerg Med. 2007 Jun;14(6):578-81. doi: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.01.013. Epub 2007 Apr 20.
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• Alabed S, Sabouni A, Providencia R, Atallah E, Qintar M, Chico TJ. Adenosine versus intravenous calcium channel antagonists for supraventricular tachycardia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Oct 12;10(10):CD005154. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005154.pub4.
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• Duran-Gehring PE, Guirgis FW, McKee KC, Goggans S, Tran H, Kalynych CJ, Wears RL. The bubble study: ultrasound confirmation of central venous catheter placement. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Mar;33(3):315-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.10.010. Epub 2014 Oct 13.
• Gekle R, Dubensky L, Haddad S, Bramante R, Cirilli A, Catlin T, Patel G, D'Amore J, Slesinger TL, Raio C, Modayil V, Nelson M. Saline Flush Test: Can Bedside Sonography Replace Conventional Radiography for Confirmation of Above-the-Diaphragm Central Venous Catheter Placement? J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Jul;34(7):1295-9. doi: 10.7863/ultra.34.7.1295.
• Weekes AJ, Johnson DA, Keller SM, Efune B, Carey C, Rozario NL, Norton HJ. Central vascular catheter placement evaluation using saline flush and bedside echocardiography. Acad Emerg Med. 2014 Jan;21(1):65-72. doi: 10.1111/acem.12283.
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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 6, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 28, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): June 28, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): August 9, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 3, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 28, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Cardiac Conduction System Disease; Tachycardia; Tachycardia, Supraventricular
• Other Study ID Numbers: A18-400

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No