Trial Outcomes & Findings for Risk Stratification in Acute Care: The Meaning of suPAR Measurement in Triage (NCT NCT02643459)

NCT ID: NCT02643459

Last Updated: 2021-03-09

Results Overview

Time frame starts at the beginning of the index admission, defined as first admission in the study period. Patients will be followed using central registers.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

20000 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

10 months after the inclusions period ends mortality data will be assessed

Results posted on

2021-03-09

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Conventional
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Overall Study
STARTED
7901
8900
Overall Study
COMPLETED
7901
8900
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Risk Stratification in Acute Care: The Meaning of suPAR Measurement in Triage

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Total
n=16801 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
60.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.7 • n=99 Participants
60.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.8 • n=107 Participants
60.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.7 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4175 Participants
n=99 Participants
4689 Participants
n=107 Participants
8864 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3726 Participants
n=99 Participants
4211 Participants
n=107 Participants
7937 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
7901 Participants
n=99 Participants
8900 Participants
n=107 Participants
16801 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Denmark
7901 participants
n=99 Participants
8900 participants
n=107 Participants
16801 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 10 months after the inclusions period ends mortality data will be assessed

Time frame starts at the beginning of the index admission, defined as first admission in the study period. Patients will be followed using central registers.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
All Cause Mortality
1126 Participants
1241 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 months after index admission mortality data will assessed

Mortality within 30 days

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
All Cause Mortality
319 Participants
359 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 hours

How many patients are discharged directly from the ED

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Number of Discharges From the Emergency Room Within 24 Hours
3934 Participants
4352 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Number of Participants with Admissions to the Medical War

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Number of Admissions to the Medical Ward
3500 Participants
3738 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Number of Participants with transfer to the ICU

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Number of Patients With an Admission to the Intensive Care Unit
1027 Participants
1157 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 10 months after inclusion period ends

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Number of Patients With New Cancer Diagnosis in Control vs Intervention Groups
687 Participants
917 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 30 days

Length of stay in days during the admission

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Length of Stay During Admission.
4.53 Days
Standard Error 8.7
4.39 Days
Standard Error 8.27

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 90 days

Patients will be followed using central registers. All new admissions within 90 days of the same patient is defined as readmissions.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 Participants
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 Participants
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Number of Readmissions
687 Participants
917 Participants

Adverse Events

Conventional

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 700 other events
Deaths: 1126 deaths

suPAR

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 777 other events
Deaths: 1241 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Conventional
n=7901 participants at risk
no suPAR measurement. Standard care.
suPAR
n=8900 participants at risk
suPAR measurement and education of doctors working in the Emergency department in the meaning of low or elevated levels of suPAR.
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
New cancer diagnosis
8.9%
700/7901 • Number of events 700 • 1 year
Data on all outcomes were collected from national registries.
8.7%
777/8900 • Number of events 777 • 1 year
Data on all outcomes were collected from national registries.

Additional Information

Dr. Martin Schultz

Herlev Hospital, Department of Cardiology

Phone: 004538683868

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place