Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of the Biomarker Copeptin in Managing Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Lead Sponsor:
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kerckhoff Klinik
Heidelberg University
Conditions:
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Acute chest pain is commonly known to be the classic symptom of acute myocardial infarction. Of the many patients which visit the Emergency Department because of chest pain, less than half do actually...
Detailed Description
The management of patients with suspected Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) can be time-consuming and expensive. Often patients need to be hospitalized for precautionary medical treat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Typical chest pain (with or without ECG-changes, but no ST-elevation)suggestive of unstable angina or non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
- Troponin negative at admission according to the current clinical practice Patient willing and able to give written informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Continuing chest pain or recurrent episodes of chest pain under therapy
- High-risk patients with suspected ACS who need to be hospitalized for reasons independent of their initial troponin result
- Patients who need to be hospitalized for other medical reasons
- Patients in need of urgent life-saving interventions
- Patients under 18 years of age
- Patients with a life expectancy \< 6 months
- Patients with any condition that leads the treating physician to not consider the patient eligible for the trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
902 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01498731
Start Date
April 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
June 5 2013
Active Locations (6)
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1
Wilhelminenspital Vienna
Vienna, Austria, 1160
2
Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH
Bad Nauheim, Germany, 61231
3
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany, 13353
4
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany, 20246