The Influence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Checklist on the Door-to-Balloon Time - Full Text View

Purpose

This study was designed to investigate the influence of the acute myocardial infarction checklist on the door-to-balloon time in patients suffering from acute STEMI at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Condition	Intervention
Myocardial Infarction	Other: acute myocardial infarction checklist

MedlinePlus related topics:

Heart Attack

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cohort, Retrospective

Official Title:	The Influence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Checklist on the Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients Suffering From Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Further study details as provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

median door-to-balloon time [ Time Frame: at cath. lab ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

in-hospital mortality [ Time Frame: at hospital discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	213
Study Start Date:	April 2006
Study Completion Date:	December 2007
Primary Completion Date:	October 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
intervention group patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between March 1, 2007 and Oct. 31, 2007	Other: acute myocardial infarction checklist For every patient fulfilling the criteria of enrollment, an acute myocardial infarction checklist was incorporated into the patient's medical records at emergency department immediately after a diagnosis of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction was made. All the time sequences concerning different managements at different locations were recorded by nurses and/or physicians as instructions on the checklist.
control group patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between April 1, 2006 and Feb. 28, 2007

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients with diagnostic criteria of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction who were preparing for emergency cardiac catheterization

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

all patients who presented to the emergency department of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital within 12 hours of the onset of ischemic chest pain
patients with diagnostic criteria of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram, e.g. at least 0.1 mV in two or more contiguous electrocardiographic leads or a new onset of bundle branch block
patients were preparing for emergency cardiac catheterization

Exclusion Criteria:

patients who did not fulfill the diagnostic criteria of acute myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram
patients who were not eligible for cardiac catheterization
patients who refused cardiac catheterization
patients who suffered from acute myocardial infarction after admission to ward or intensive care unit for any reason
patients who had an ambiguous diagnosis that the decision of emergency cardiac catheterization was made after admission to ward or intensive care unit

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00632788

Locations


Taiwan
	Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
	Taipei, Taiwan, 220

Sponsors and Collaborators

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Chao-Lun Lai, M.D.	Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

More Information

Responsible Party:	Far Eastern Memorial Hospital ( Lai, Chao-Lun )
Study ID Numbers:	97005
First Received:	March 3, 2008
Last Updated:	March 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00632788
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital:

myocardial infarction

catheterization

angioplasty

door-to-balloon time

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Necrosis

Heart Diseases

Myocardial Ischemia

Vascular Diseases

Ischemia

Infarction

Myocardial Infarction

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Pathologic Processes

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 05, 2008

Sponsored by:	Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Information provided by:	Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00632788