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| Sponsored by: |
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) |
| Information provided by: | National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00075088 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to see whether individuals who access the “911” emergency medical system with a heart attack or severe chest pain will receive more timely hospital treatment and better outcomes if hospital clinicians are provided with earlier and more complete electrocardiography (ECK) information.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Myocardial Infarction Chest Pain |
Behavioral: Electrocardiogram (EKG) Intervention |
Phase III |
| MedlinePlus related topics: | Chest Pain Heart Attack |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Tele-Electrocardiography in Emergency Cardiac Care |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 2468 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2008 |
This is a Phase III study. Patients will be randomized (like tossing a coin) to 1 of 2 groups: Group 1: Patients will have pre-hospital ECG intervention. Group 2: Patients will have routine emergency heart care. Information will be collected about time symptoms started, clinical management, and other measures. All patients will be contacted by telephone 12 months later and interviewed as to whether they experienced any cardiac symptoms.
Eligibility
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, California | |||||
| University of California San Francisco | Recruiting | ||||
| San Francisco, California, United States, 94143 | |||||
| Contact: Barbara J Drew, PhD 415-476-4302 barbara.drew@nursing.ucsf.edu | |||||
More Information
| Study ID Numbers: | 1R01NR007881-01A2 |
| First Received: | January 2, 2004 |
| Last Updated: | January 19, 2006 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00075088 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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