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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00933400
Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram (CTCA) Versus Traditional Care in Emergency Department Assessment of Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Randomized Controlled Study of a Rapid "Rule Out" Strategy Using Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram (CTCA) Versus Traditional Care for Low- to Intermediate-Risk Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
In this study, participants with potential ACS will be randomized to traditional "rule out" care (Group A) or to traditional care plus CT coronary angiography (Group B) in a ratio of 1:2 traditional versus traditional plus CT coronary angiography.
In Group A, all management and disposition decisions will be made by the healthcare providers caring for the participant. Participants will be admitted to hospital, admitted to cardiac diagnostic unit, or discharged to home. Diagnostic testing and treatment will be decided by the team caring for the participant. Follow up will comprise telephone interviews after 30 days and 1 year from triage/presentation.
In Group B, participants will receive initial cardiac troponin and creatinine blood tests. Upon return of normal laboratory values, the participants will receive a CT coronary angiography an estimated 90 minutes after the initial values assessment or as soon as the CT scanner is available. Participants with negative test results will be discharged; follow up will comprise telephone interviews after 30 days and 1 year from triage/presentation. Participants with positive test results will be admitted to the hospital for further management dictated by the admitting team.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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North Carolina
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
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Pennsylvania
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
- Penn State Hershey - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
- University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
- Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participant is 30 years of age or older
- Participant presents with complaints consistent with potential ACS (e.g., chest pain, shortness of breath, other)
- Participant requires admission or objective testing to exclude ACS
- Participant with initial ECG result without acute ischemia
- Participant with an initial Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Risk Score of 0 to 2
- Participant is willing to provide a written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who present with symptoms that are clearly not cardiac in origin (e.g., chest pain secondary to herpes zoster, obvious pneumonia, or recent trauma);
- Patients with no initial ECG performed in the ED
- Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Patients with existing co-morbidity that requires admission regardless of presence of ACS (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes)
- Patients with known contraindications to CT coronary angiography: Iodinated contrast allergic-like reaction
- Patients who are known to have had CT coronary angiography in the year prior to presentation
- Patients who are known to have normal catheterization results (no or minimal, < 25%, stenosis) in the year prior to presentation
- Patients who are pregnant
- Patients with known renal insufficiency (e.g., creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2)
- Patients with no telephone or cell phone numbers (preventing follow up)
- Patients unwilling to provide a written informed consent
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Traditional Strategy [Group A]
In the traditional-care arm (Group A:Standard of Care (SOC)), all management and disposition decisions will be made by the healthcare providers caring for the participant.
Participants will receive disposition (admit to hospital, admit to cardiac diagnostic unit, or discharge to home), diagnostic testing (none, stress testing, or cardiac catheterization), and treatment according to the team caring for the participant.
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Participants randomized to traditional care will be assessed and discharged/treated according to routine standard-of-care procedures in the institution's emergency department.
Other Names:
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Experimental: CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA)[Group B]
In the study CT coronary angiography-based rapid "rule out" arm (Group B), participants will receive initial cardiac troponin and creatinine tests.
Upon return of normal laboratory values (including a calculated creatinine clearance), the participants will receive a CT coronary angiography an estimated 90 minutes or as soon as the CT scanner is available following the initial values assessment.
Participants with negative test results will be discharged unless other indications for admission per standard of care and follow up will comprise telephone interviews 30 days and 1 year after triage/presentation.
Participants with positive test results will be admitted to the hospital for further management as dictated by the admitting team.
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CT coronary angiography will be performed without and with contrast in participants randomized to receive imaging as well as traditional care.
(For applicable purposes, the decision to perform contrast-enhanced imaging in the presence of a large amount of calcium should be made according to procedures at each individual site.)
The imaging test will be considered positive if the participant has a greater than 50% stenosis of the right coronary, left main, left anterior descending, or circumflex arteries or of their branches in contrast-enhanced CT coronary angiography.
Results will be communicated to the responsible ED and treating staff immediately upon interpretation; ED staff will determine appropriate course of management.
Negative results will result in patient discharge.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Rates of Major Cardiac Events (AMI or Cardiac Death) Within 30 Days
Time Frame: up to 30 days of discharge from the ED
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To estimate the rate of major cardiac events (AMI or cardiac death) within 30 days of discharge from Emergency Department (ED) - patient follow-up included telephone interviews 30 days and 1 year after triage/presentation. Participants in Group B who were found not to have stenosis of the main or first order coronary branches greater than or equal to 50% by CT coronary angiography were considered negative and considered discharged if they were not designated to receive an inpatient bed or formal observation status. All myocardial infarctions were reviewed by an Adjudication Committee to confirm diagnosis. |
up to 30 days of discharge from the ED
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Significant Coronary Artery Disease Detected Within Index Hospitalization as Assessed by Medical Record Review.
Time Frame: baseline
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The algorithm used for diagnosis of Significant coronary artery disease is provided in the Appendix of the protocol.
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baseline
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Mean Length of Hospital Stay After Initial Visit
Time Frame: 1-7 days
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Compare the length of hospital stay in hours between the groups
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1-7 days
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Health Care Utilization During the Index Hospitalization.
Time Frame: 1-7 Days
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Downstream diagnostic test during the index visit including Hospital admission or observation.
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1-7 Days
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Cardiac Health Care Utilization 1 Year Post Triage/Presentation.
Time Frame: Through 1-yr study follow up
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Through 1-yr study follow up
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Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE, Including Myocardial Infarction & Cardiac Death) and Revascularization for Participants Within 1 Year Post Triage/Presentation
Time Frame: Through 1-yr study follow up
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MACE at 1 year was determined by Patient telephone contact Medical record review Records at the presenting and neighboring hospitals were reviewed for repeat visits When these methods failed to provide survival information, we searched the Social Security Death Master File
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Through 1-yr study follow up
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Harold I Litt, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Bittner DO, Mayrhofer T, Bamberg F, Hallett TR, Janjua S, Addison D, Nagurney JT, Udelson JE, Lu MT, Truong QA, Woodard PK, Hollander JE, Miller C, Chang AM, Singh H, Litt H, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M. Impact of Coronary Calcification on Clinical Management in Patients With Acute Chest Pain. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 May;10(5):e005893. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005893.
- Litt HI, Gatsonis C, Snyder B, Singh H, Miller CD, Entrikin DW, Leaming JM, Gavin LJ, Pacella CB, Hollander JE. CT angiography for safe discharge of patients with possible acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 12;366(15):1393-403. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1201163. Epub 2012 Mar 26.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimated)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Ischemia
- Pathologic Processes
- Necrosis
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Heart Diseases
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Arteriosclerosis
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
- Pain
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Disease Attributes
- Disease
- Coronary Disease
- Myocardial Infarction
- Infarction
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Syndrome
- Emergencies
- Chest Pain
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
Other Study ID Numbers
- ACRIN PA 4005
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