Vancouver Pediatric Palpitation score
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Vancouver Pediatric Palpitation Score
IRAS ID
310946
Contact name
Georgia Spentzou Rankin
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
BC Children’s Hospital Heart Centre
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Palpitations in children & teenagers, the sensation of a rapid or forceful pulsation in the chest, are a common reason for attending a specialist clinic or the emergency department. They can be caused by conditions accompanied by a normal heart rhythm or by an abnormal heart rhythm. As the management of an arrhythmia is quite different from the management of palpitations accompanied by a normal rhythm, it is crucial to differentiate between the two. This can be difficult as palpitations are almost never present when the patient is at the clinic. The patient’s clinical history and physical evaluation are important in guiding further investigations to determine the cause for the palpitations. We hypothesise that a symptom based score can predict paroxysmal arrhythmias within 12 months in a child presenting with palpitations. The objective of this study is to develop a clinical score to predict arrhythmia as a cause for palpitations in children.
REC name
South Central - Hampshire A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/SC/0049
Date of REC Opinion
30 Mar 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion