Status:
COMPLETED
Pre-Hospital Wireless Transmission of Electrocardiograms to a Cardiologist Via a Hand-Held Device
Lead Sponsor:
Welch Allyn
Collaborating Sponsors:
Duke University
Conditions:
Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Aim: To determine the impact of wireless transmission of prehospital ECGs to a hand-held computer on time to treatment and myocardial salvage in acute MI patients. Background: The TIME-1 investigator...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients with a diagnosis of acute STEMI defined as 1 mm ST segment elevation in two spatially contiguous leads were included. There were two major subgroups: emergency medical services (EMS) and self-transport patients. Self-transport patients, who did not have PH-ECG transmission, served as a comparison group.
Exclusion
- Less than age 18
- No intent to undergo reperfusion therapy (PCI or thrombolytics)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
527 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00682526
Start Date
June 1 2003
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
February 23 2012
Active Locations (7)
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1
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Salinas, California, United States, 93901
2
Shands @ AGH
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32605
3
South Miami Heart Center
Miami, Florida, United States, 33143
4
Durham Regional Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27704