Trial Information
Summary: A Study to Evaluate the Benefit of Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Patients With Chest Pain.
Status: Completed
Protocol Number: 17
Sponsor:
Company Division: Diagnostic
Official Scientific Title: Health-economic benefit of the Point-of-Care clarification of acute coronary syndrome, thromboembolism and cardiac failure in primary health care.
Brief Summary: This study will evaluate the clinical and socioeconomic benefit of laboratory-supported cardiovascular risk stratification in primary health care. The extent of the benefit of point-of-care diagnostics will be analyzed.
Study Phase: N/A
Study Design / Study Details:
- Purpose:
- Allocation: Randomized
- Masking: Open Label
- Control:
- Assignment: Parallel
- Endpoints:
Study Type:
Interventional
Condition: Chest Pain
Intervention Type: Diagnostic Test
Intervention Name: Cardiac-Reader
Primary Outcome:
Key Secondary Outcomes:
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients >=18 years of age;
- chest pain;
- dyspnea.
Exclusion Criteria:
- onset of symptoms >=5 days before attending hospital;
- therapeutic doses of heparin for >24 hours;
- severe reanl insufficiency.
Gender: Males or Females
Age Limits: Min: 18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Anticipated Start Date: June, 2006
Trial Registration Date: 11/23/2006
Date Last Updated: 02/07/2008
Link To Trial Results
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Contact:
Research Site:
Located In:
Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
Telephone: 973-235-5000 or 800-526-6367
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Trial listings updated: October 6, 2008 at 2:47:31 PM