Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Strategy for the Management of Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Detectable to Elevated Troponin (CMR-IMPACT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01931852 |
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Recruiting
First Posted
: August 29, 2013
Last Update Posted
: December 5, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Chest Pain | Procedure: Cardiac MRI Other: ACC/AHA Guideline adherent care | Not Applicable |
In the evaluation of patients with possible acute coronary syndrome, serum troponin measurement is a critical determinant of myocardial necrosis. The recent implementation of high-sensitivity troponin assays allows detection of lower levels of serum troponin than possible with less sensitive predecessors. As a result, 30% more patients are diagnosed with myocardial injury but the optimal management of these patients is unclear. Guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology recommend an invasive management strategy (Class 1a) but acknowledge that data supporting an invasive strategy were based on less sensitive troponin assays than those available today. Clinical trials of an invasive strategy in patients with detectable to minimally elevated troponin values demonstrate conflicting results. Observational data suggest aggressive medical therapy rather than increased use of revascularization drives improved outcomes in these patients. Meanwhile, these patients with minimally elevated serum troponin values have experienced a near doubling in the rate of invasive angiography. In short, it is uncertain whether patients with detectable to minimally elevated troponin results benefit from current invasive-based care strategies. As an alternative, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is highly accurate for detecting significant coronary disease and the need for coronary revascularization.
Objectives: The broad, long-term objective is to improve outcomes by optimizing healthcare delivery processes for patients with detectable to elevated serum troponin. To achieve this goal, we propose a clinical trial (n=312) involving emergency department patients with intermediate to high-risk chest pain and detectable to minimally elevated serum troponin within 6 hours of evaluation.
Methods: Participants will be randomized to one of two care strategies: a) invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy, or b) CMR-guided. Outcomes will be assessed over an average of 2.3 years. The specific aims of this proposal are 1) Test whether a CMR-guided strategy (versus invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy) reduces the composite of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and cardiac-related hospital readmission over the study duration, and 2) Test whether a CMR-guided strategy (versus invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy) reduces invasive angiography, coronary revascularization, recurrent cardiac testing, and cardiac-related emergency department visits.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 312 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Strategy for the Management of Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Detectable to Elevated Troponin |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2019 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 2019 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: CMR-guided care
Participants in this group will receive a cardiac MRI
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Procedure: Cardiac MRI
Participants in the CMR-guided care group will receive a cardiac MRI.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Invasive-based guideline-adherent care
Participants will receive care adherent with current ACC/AHA guideline recommendations. ( ACC/AHA Guideline adherent care )
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Other: ACC/AHA Guideline adherent care
Participants in the invasive-based guideline-adherent care group will receive care adherent with current American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guideline recommendations. ( ACC/AHA Guideline adherent care )
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- Reduction in composite death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), cardiac-related hospital readmissions, and cardiac-related Emergency Department (ED) visits. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Test whether a CMR-guided strategy (versus invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy) reduces the composite of death, nonfatal MI, cardiac-related hospital readmission, and cardiac-related ED visits over time.
- Reduction in invasive angiography. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Test whether a CMR-guided strategy (versus invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy) reduces invasive angiography.
- Reduction in coronary revascularization. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Test whether a CMR-guided strategy (versus invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy) reduces coronary revascularization.
- Reduction in recurrent cardiac testing. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]Test whether a CMR-guided strategy (versus invasive-based guideline-adherent strategy) reduces recurrent cardiac testing.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than or equal to 21 years of age at the time of enrollment
- Symptoms consistent with acute coronary syndrome
- At least 1 troponin > lower limit of detection and ≤1.0 ng/ml within 6 hours of the initial evaluation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any troponin >1.0 ng/ml at the time of consent
- New ST-segment elevation (≥ 1 mV) or depression (≥ 2 mV)
- Hemodynamic instability (symptomatic systolic BP <90 mmHg, dysrhythmia)
- Ongoing, unrelieved symptoms thought to represent cardiac ischemia and requiring immediate cardiac catheterization
- Known severe multi-vessel CAD previously determined to be not amendable to mechanical intervention
- Coronary revascularization in the past 6 months
- Contra-indications to magnetic resonance imaging Examples: Unable to lie flat, pacemaker, defibrillator, cerebral aneurysm clips, metallic ocular foreign body, implanted devices, severe claustrophobia, pregnancy
- Life expectancy less than 12 months
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Increased risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis i. Creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min at the time of enrollment ii. clinical concern for acute kidney injury and/or acute renal failure* iii. Hepato-renal syndrome or chronic liver disease with a creatinine clearance of <60 ml/min at the time of enrollment iv. History of liver, heart, or kidney transplant
- This may be manifested by a recent or concurrent rise in serum creatinine, or a reduction in baseline creatinine clearance.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01931852
Contact: Stephanie Elliott, BSCR | 336-716-5943 | sbradsha@wakehealth.edu |
United States, Michigan | |
William Beaumont Hospital | Recruiting |
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073 | |
Contact: Laura Stuecher, RN, BSN laura.stuecher@beaumont.org | |
Principal Investigator: Carol Clark, MD | |
United States, Mississippi | |
University of Mississippi Medical Center | Recruiting |
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216 | |
Contact: Margaret H Cruse 601-815-3008 mcruse@umc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Alan E Jones, MD | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | Recruiting |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157 | |
Contact: Erin Harper, MSHS, CCRP 336-716-2059 erharper@wakehealth.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Chadwick D Miller, MD, MS | |
Sub-Investigator: L. Doug Case, PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Craig Hamilton, PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: W. Gregory Hundley, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Michael Kutcher, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Simon Mahler, MD, MS | |
United States, Ohio | |
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Recruiting |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210 | |
Contact: Michael Hill, RN, BSN 614-293-6185 michael.hill@osumc.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Caterino, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Chadwick Miller, MD, MS | WFBMC |
Additional Information:
Publications:
Responsible Party: | Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01931852 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IRB00022322 1R01HL118263-01A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | August 29, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 5, 2017 |
Last Verified: | December 2017 |
Keywords provided by Wake Forest University Health Sciences:
Acute Coronary Syndrome Chest pain Cardiac MRI Risk Stratification |
Emergency Department Elevated Troponin Troponin Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acute Coronary Syndrome Chest Pain Myocardial Ischemia Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
Vascular Diseases Pain Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms |