Clinical Trial: Coronary Calcium Scoring Versus Standard Care for Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients
Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Coronary Calcium Scoring and Standard Care in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients
Brief Summary: This research asks whether coronary calcium scoring, a non-invasive test based on computed tomography scanning, is a better way to diagnose chest pain patients than other currently used methods. Three of four patients will undergo calcium scoring and the remaining patients will receive standard care.
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
Current Primary Outcome: Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: Length of Stay [ Time Frame: through completion of emergency department stay, an average of six hours and through completion of hospitalization, an average of two days ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Montefiore Medical Center
Dates:
Date Received: June 15, 2016
Date Started: October 2016
Date Completion: April 2021
Last Updated: July 7, 2016
Last Verified: June 2016