Status:

COMPLETED

Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis III

Lead Sponsor:

George Washington University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Lung Diseases

Pulmonary Embolism

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the diagnostic accuracy of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (Gd-MRA) of the pulmonary arteries in combination with magnetic resonance venogr...

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis III (PIOPED III) follows PIOPED I and PIOPED II. PIOPED I was a multicenter trial supported between 1983 and 1989 to evaluate the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Acute PE of diagnostic concern
  • Informed consent
  • Willing to undergo Gd-MRA/MRV

Exclusion

  • Any implanted ferromagnetic foreign body, including a ferromagnetic cerebral aneurysm clip or implanted electrical device/pump
  • Dependency on a continuous connection to an external electrical device/pump (e.g., pacemaker, internal defibrillator, cochlear implant, nerve or bone stimulator implant, ICU appliance) and cardiac pacing wires
  • Severe claustrophobia
  • Severe shaking
  • Inability to lie still for 30 minutes
  • Pregnancy and nursing mothers
  • Serum creatinine levels within range of normal at local center
  • Sickle cell anemia, other hemoglobinopathies, and other hemolytic anemias
  • Critical illness, shock or hypotension, hemodynamic instability, ventilatory support, chronic anticoagulation, inferior vena cava filter
  • Documented episodes of ventricular fibrillation or sustained ventricular tachycardia within the past 24 hours
  • Myocardial infarction within the past month
  • History of allergy to gadolinium-containing contrast agents or to iodinated contrast media
  • Current symptomatic asthma
  • Clinical evidence of venous thrombosis of the upper extremity
  • Prisoners
  • Institutionalized or mentally handicapped patients
  • Too large to fit in MRI unit

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

1256 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00241826

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

April 1 2009

Last Update

August 20 2013

Active Locations (9)

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308

2

Divison of Lung Diseases, NHLBI

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

3

Data Coordinating Center

Rockville, Maryland, United States, 20852

4

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114