Streamlining follow up of intermediate risk chest pain presentations: Does pre-organised early stress testing improve compliance to guidelines and 30-day outcomes?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Intermediate risk of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromeCardiovascular - Coronary heart diseasePublic Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000470998
- Lead Sponsor
- A/Prof David Playford
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
>18 yo and informed consent obtained, discharged from emergency department with intermediate risk acute coronary syndrome, suitable for exercise threadmill stress testing, able to follow up patient via telephone at 30 days.
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnancy, contraindications to stress testing, <18 yo or >75 yo, cognitively impaired, inability to consent, inability to follow up patient (overseas visitor or no telephone access)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine whether providing patients with pre-organised appointment times increases their compliance to return for exercise stress testing.[Follow up will occur at day 30 post discharge from the emergency department in order to evaluate their compliance with attending exercise stress testing]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method