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Angina and High Flow Oxyge

Not Applicable
Conditions
Coronary disease
Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease
Registration Number
ACTRN12608000005358
Lead Sponsor
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Current inpatients on the cardiac care unit (CCU) Wellington Hospital; confirmed diagnosis of coronary disease on angiography; experiencing chest pain (at rest or with minimal exertion) considered by CCU staff to be consistent with angina.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with chest pain at the time of enrolment; diagnosis of severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or emphysema; room air oxygen saturations less than 92%; presence of bundle branch block pattern on resting ECG; patients requiring intravenous nitrates; glyceryl trinitrate use in the previous 2 hours.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
First onset of definite angina replicating the subject's normal symptoms.[Assessed during the 30 minutes the subject is receiving high flow oxygen.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ew ST segment changes greater than or equal to 1mm or T wave inversion as demonstrated by an electrocardiogram (ECG).[Assessed during the 30 minutes the subject is receiving high flow oxygen.];Need to stop the intervention because of any reason deemed to be of clinical concern by the attending doctor.[Assessed during the 30 minutes the subject is receiving high flow oxygen.]
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