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Stress Echocardiography and Heart Computed Tomography (CT) Scan in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Montefiore Medical Center
Collaborator:
American Heart Association
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jeffrey Levsky, Montefiore Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01384448
First received: June 15, 2011
Last updated: March 21, 2017
Last verified: March 2017
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine whether stress echocardiography or computed tomography (CT) of the heart is better at diagnosing emergency room chest pain patients to select appropriate candidates for hospitalization and further work-up.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Chest Pain Angina Angina Pectoris Coronary Artery Disease | Procedure: Stress Echocardiography Procedure: Coronary CT Angiography |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: No masking Primary Purpose: Diagnostic |
| Official Title: | A Randomized Trial Comparing Coronary CT Angiography and Stress Echocardiography for Evaluation of Low-to-Intermediate Risk Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients |
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Further study details as provided by Jeffrey Levsky, Montefiore Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Hospital admission [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Emergency Department length of stay [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
- Hospital length of stay [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
- Estimated cost of initial care [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
- Repeat visits to the Emergency Department [ Time Frame: 30 days and 1 year ]
- Death [ Time Frame: 30 days and 1 year ]
- Non-fatal myocardial infarction [ Time Frame: 30 days and 1 year ]
| Enrollment: | 400 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2011 |
| Study Completion Date: | February 2017 |
| Primary Completion Date: | February 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| Experimental: Initial Stress Echocardiography |
Procedure: Stress Echocardiography
Stress echocardiography will be performed once. Treadmill stress is default. Patients that cannot exercise will receive dobutamine stress with or without atropine. Definity intravenous contrast will be given when needed.
Other Names:
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| Experimental: Initial Coronary CT Angiography |
Procedure: Coronary CT Angiography
64-detector, resting EKG-gated coronary CT angiography will be performed once. Patients with elevated heart rates will be given oral and/or intravenous metoprolol. Prospective gating with reduced tube current will be default. Retrospective gating with tube current modulation will be used in patients with higher heart rates.
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 30 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presentation to the Emergency Department with chest pain
- Low-to-intermediate risk of coronary disease per Diamond-Forrester criteria
- Free of known coronary artery disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to undergo both stress echo or coronary CT for any reason
- Contraindication to intravenous iodinated contrast
- Dysrhythmia precluding EKG gating
- Heart rate greater than 60 with contraindication to beta blockers
- Administration of beta blockers within the last 12 hours
- Known severe cardiac valvular disease or pulmonary hypertension
- Stress echocardiography, coronary CT or catheterization within the last 6 months
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01384448
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01384448
Locations
| United States, New York | |
| Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler / Einstein Division | |
| Bronx, New York, United States, 10462 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Montefiore Medical Center
American Heart Association
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Jeffrey M Levsky, MD, PhD | Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Jeffrey Levsky, Associate Director of Research, Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01384448 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
MMC-11-03-107 11SDG7380006 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: American Heart Association National Center ) |
| Study First Received: | June 15, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | March 21, 2017 |
Keywords provided by Jeffrey Levsky, Montefiore Medical Center:
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stress echocardiography coronary ct angiography |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Emergencies Angina Pectoris Chest Pain Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pain Neurologic Manifestations |
Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms Dobutamine Cardiotonic Agents Sympathomimetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Agonists Adrenergic beta-Agonists Adrenergic Agonists Adrenergic Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Protective Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 25, 2017