Nerve block treatment for dangerous heart rhythm episodes
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial looks at a procedure called a stellate ganglion block to calm dangerous, repeated heart rhythm attacks that haven’t improved with standard medicines. It may help reduce how often and how long these episodes last while you’re in the hospital.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have repeated dangerous abnormal heart rhythms (more than three sustained episodes in 24 hours) despite standard treatment
- Have not previously had a surgery that cuts/targets the same nerve signals (sympathetic denervation/sympathectomy)
- Have a neck that the team considers safe for the procedure (no major limiting prior neck surgery, burns, large scars, or a swollen thyroid/large goiter)
- Agree to the planned in-hospital procedure, which may be either a one-time injection or an ongoing infusion via a small catheter
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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