Coronary Computed Tomography (CT) Angiography Versus Standard Therapy in the Emergency Room

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chest Pain

Treatments: Procedure: CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography); Other: Control section

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00846469

HUM 0000 7282

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the usefulness of CCTA (Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography) in the emergency room setting to diagnose and predict the outcome of patients with chest pain who have a low to moderate risk of heart disease.

And to also determine if the use of CCTA(Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography) is more cost effective (cost less) than the current standards of care treatments. To determine if patients who present to the emergency room w/low to moderate probability of having an ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) prefer CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography)-based care compared to standard algorithm based care.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 25 years of age or older
• Experiencing chest pain

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant
• At high risk for ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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43 participants in 1 patient group

chest pain

Experimental group

Description:

CCTA (Coronary computed tomography angiography)

Treatment:

Procedure: CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography)

Other: Control section