Does point of care troponin testing speed up care of cardiac patients in emergency?

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Possible Acute Coronary Syndrome in emergency patients; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000475448
• Lead Sponsor: Conrad Loten

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

All patients presenting to emergency with possible acute coronary syndrome

Exclusion Criteria

1.patients with acute elevation of the ess to tee segment of their electrocardiogram 2.patients arriving with known elevated troponin.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced Length of Stay in the emergency department[measured from time of arrival to patient departure from emergency Department];Reduced Length of Stay in the emergency department[measured from time of arrival to patient departure from emergency Department]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary analysis will be intention to treat, however it is intended to perform a secondary efficacy analysis which may demonstrate that the machines save time if not always actually used. This is because there will not be mandatory use of the intervention and staff may choose not to use it.[measured immediately on discharge]