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Clinical Trial: Emergency Cardiac Care
This study is currently recruiting patients.
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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 ECK information.
| Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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| Myocardial Infarction Chest Pain | Behavior: EKG Intervention | Phase III |
MedlinePlus related topics: Angina; Heart Attack; Pain
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
Expected Total Enrollment: 2468
Study start: September 2003; Expected completion: 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 - 65 Years, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
- All individuals in Santa Cruz County in California who call 911 and are judged to have a heart attack or severe chest pain.
Location and Contact Information
California
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94143, United States; Recruiting
More Information
Record last reviewed: January 2004
Last Updated: October 13, 2004
Record first received: January 2, 2004
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00075088
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
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