The BEACON Registry: Best Expert Agreement for Care of Occult Myocardial Infarction (MI) Nationally (BEACON)

February 18, 2010 updated by: The Cleveland Clinic

The BEACON Registry: Best Expert Agreement for Care of Occult MI Nationally

The purpose of this registry is to assess and improve the process of care and health outcomes of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain suspected to be of cardiac origin. The study will identify which methods facilitate the diagnosis and risk stratification of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non STEMI, including patients with occult myocardial infarction (MI), and result in a shorter time to definitive diagnosis and treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Detailed Description

The BEACON Registry is a multi-center data collection and follow-up registry. Participating Sites will collect information on patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with chest pain. The purpose of the BEACON Registry is to evaluate the impact of new technologies, practice patterns and initiatives on patient time to diagnosis, patient time to treatment, patient survival and overall economics.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1897

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients presenting with chest pain suspected to be of cardiac origin.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
I
Patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain suspected to be of cardiac origin.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to definitive diagnosis of STEMI, UA/NSTEMI and non-cardiac chest pain; time to disposition decision will be used as an objective measure of time to definitive diagnosis
Time Frame: Index hospitalization
Index hospitalization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to treatment, economic outcomes and survival outcomes
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William F. Peacock, MD, The Cleveland Clinic
  • Principal Investigator: Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, VA Boston Healthcare System
  • Principal Investigator: Venugopal Menon, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 16, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 19, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 22, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 18, 2010

Last Verified

February 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCF2007-001

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