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Cardiac-CT in the Treatment of Acute Chest Pain

NCT01534000 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2014-06-19

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Summary

Objectives The CATCH trial (CArdiac cT in the treatment of acute CHest pain) is a prospective randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the clinical value of cardiac multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) as a first-line diagnostic strategy in patients with acute chest pain, compared to a conventional functional-based testing strategy.

Methods:

Consecutive patients admitted with acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin, but normal electrocardiogram and biomarkers were randomized to evaluation with 320-MDCT coronary angiography (CT-guided group) or with standard bicycle exercise test and/or myocardial perfusion imaging - MPI (Control group).

After one year, patients will be followed-up, with registration of clinical endpoints such as Cardiac death, myocardial infarction, need for revascularisation, admittance for heart related problems, sustained chest pain, live quality score, use of medication.

Conditions

  • Ischemic Heart Disease

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CCTA)

Patients will (on top of the standard clinical evaluation with a functional-based stress-test) be examined with a Cardiac CT scan. In the control group, the Cardiac CT will be blinded for clinical evaluation and only used retrospectively for research purpose.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hvidovre University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jesper J Linde, MD · Hvidovre University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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