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Effects of Contrast Media Temperature on Image Quality and Clinical Adverse Events in Coronary CTA

Not Applicable
Conditions
Contrast Media Adverse Reaction
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05489055
Lead Sponsor
Chongqing Emergency Medical Center
Brief Summary

Extrinsic prewarming of iodinated CT contrast media (CM) to body temperature reduces viscosity and injection pressures. However, guideline recommendations on the necessity to prewarm iodinated CM are conflicting. And studies examining the effect of extrinsic warming CM for coronary CTA(CCTA) on clinical adverse events and image quality are lack.

Enrolled patients of chest pain or coronary artery disease screening were eligible for this a double-blinded, randomized noninferiority trial, and equally allocated into two group randomly: BBT-CM (basic body temperature) group received 37°C CM; RT-CM (room temperature) group received \~23°C CM. A state-of-the-art individualized CM (iopamidol at 370 mg I/mL) injection protocol was used, based on body weight.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Coronary symptomatic patients (i.e., chest pain).
  • Patients for Coronary artery disease screening
Exclusion Criteria
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Renal insufficiency (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min per 1.73 m2)
  • Prior adverse reactions to iodinated CM
  • Age younger than 18 years
  • Inability to place an 18-gauge needle.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RT-CM (room temperature) groupIopamidolRT-CM (room temperature) group received contrast media at room temperature (\~23°C \[\~73°F\]) before coronary CTA.
BBT-CM (basic body temperature) groupIopamidolBBT-CM (basic body temperature) group received contrast media warmed to body temperature (37°C\[99°F\]) before coronary CTA.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Vessel AttenuationExpected within one month after the coronary CTA is performed

Mean attenuation in Hounsfield Units (HU) is based on coronary bifurcation, preferably right coronary artery (RCA), left anterior descending artery (LAD), and left circumflex coronary artery (LCX)). Absolute difference in mean attenuation of coronary vessels between groups was calculated with a two-sided 95% confidence interval of the difference.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Allergic or allergiclike reaction30 minutes after coronary CTA

Allergic and allergic-like reactions were identified by evaluating notes within the EMR for elements of such reactions specified in nomenclature from the ACR manual. Allergic reactions were recorded according to symptoms of an immune response to the CM, such as feeling cold urticaria or pruritis.

ExtravasationsExpected during the coronary CTA scan.

The radiology staff recorded an estimate of the volume of extravasated contrast media

Objective image quality - Signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)Within one month after the CT is performed

mean attenuation of vessel divided by the mean SD

Objective image quality -Contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)Within one month after the CT is performed

mean vascular attenuation minus HU of the vessel, divided by the SD of the attenuation of epicardial fat surrounding left main coronary artery and then divided by image noise

CT Dose Index (CTDI)volExpected during the coronary CTA is performed

CTDIvol (in mGy) the patient received

Physiologic reactions-Urgency desireImmediately after CT

Urgency desire is defined in the questionnaire as the sudden and intense ''urge'' or need to urinate and scored 1=Not at all, 2=A little, 3= Moderately, 4=A great deal, and 5=A very great deal.

Body Mass IndexRight before the scan is performed

The formula is BMI = kg/m2 , where kg is a person's weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in metres squared.

Subjective image qualityWithin one month after the CT is performed

Rated in consensus on a 5-point Likert scale by two radiologists: 1=excellent (absence of artifacts related to motion or coronary calcification); 2=good (minor artifacts); 3=moderate (considerable artifacts but maintained visualization of the arterial lumen); and 4=poor (non-diagnostic because of severe motion artifacts or severe coronary calcification).

Heart rateDuring the coronary CTA.

Heart rate (beats per minute) is monitor during the coronary CTA.

Flow rateWithin one month after the CT is performed

Flow rate of the contrast media in ml/s.

Dose-length product (DLP)Within one month after the CT is performed

DLP (in mGycm) the patient received

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chongqing Emergency Mediacl Centre

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Chongqing, Chonqing, China

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