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

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

March 3, 2008

Last Updated Date

March 3, 2008

Start Date ^ICMJE

April 2006

Primary Completion Date

October 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

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

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

No Changes Posted

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

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

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

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

Official Title ^ICMJE

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

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^ICMJE

Observational

Study Design ^ICMJE

Cohort, Retrospective

Condition ^ICMJE

Myocardial Infarction

Intervention ^ICMJE

Other: acute myocardial infarction checklist

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between March 1, 2007 and Oct. 31, 2007
patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between April 1, 2006 and Feb. 28, 2007

Publications *

Lai CL, Fan CM, Liao PC, Tsai KC, Yang CY, Chu SH, Chien KL. Impact of an audit program and other factors on door-to-balloon times in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients destined for primary coronary intervention. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Apr;16(4):333-42.

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

213

Completion Date

December 2007

Primary Completion Date

October 2007 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

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

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Taiwan

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00632788

Responsible Party

Lai, Chao-Lun, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

97005

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Chao-Lun Lai, M.D.

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Information Provided By

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Verification Date

January 2008

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP