Single Troponin Accelerated Triage of Chest Pain (STAT-Chest Pain) Study: Assessment of the safety and efficacy of an innovative pathway used to triage patients presenting to the Emergency Department with chest pain.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Myocardial ischaemia; Angina pectoris; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000797279
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-10
• Study Completion: 2019-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 6 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2264

Inclusion Criteria

This study will aim to recruit all adult patients (>18 years old), presenting to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department with chest pain who are managed as part of the Suspected ACS pathway for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

•< 18 years old
•ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diagnosed on, or prior to, arrival in ED
•Clear non-cardiac cause of chest pain / no indication for troponin measurement
•Need for hospital admission due for reasons apart from chest pain (e.g. other medical problems requiring admission and investigation)
•Patients with impaired capacity or unable to provide opt out consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary efficacy outcome: The proportion of patients presenting with a suspected / possible NSTEACS who are discharged from ED in < 3 hours. This data will be gathered from hospital admission records.<br><br>[ Patients discharged from ED in < 3 hours from presentation to ED. Data will be collected retrospectively 24-72 hrs after the patient has been discharged.];Primary safety outcome: The percentage of patients who are discharged directly from the ED who suffer a major adverse cardiac event (defined as all cause death or acute MI), This data will be gathered by a 30 day follow up phone call and through data linkage with state-based data warehouses. [ 30 Days from initial hospital presentation.]