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NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation MINCT03489603

Clinical and Economic Outcomes of High Sensitivity Troponin for no ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Chest Pain in Emergency Departments in Italy-An Observational Study

An observational study of NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation MI, run by Marco Marchetti at 1 site in Italy.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In addition to standard diagnostic methods, it has been shown that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays allow greater sensitivity in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and assume a central role for both exclusion ("rule out")… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation MI
How many people
2,913 participants
Where
1 siteItaly
Study dates
11 Oct 2017to 15 Jun 2019
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients attending the Emergency Department with chest pain

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with chest pain
  • Performing at least one cardiac troponin determination test
  • Written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Refusal to provide informed consent
  • Elevation of the ST segment to the ECG
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Any other clinical condition not judged by the investigator compatible with participation in the present study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Italy1 site

  • Istituto Superiore di Sanità

    Roma, 00161

Other trials in Italy

About this study

Official title: Valutazione Clinica e Farmacoeconomica Delle Metodiche di Dosaggio Per la TROponina CARdiaca Per la Diagnosi di NSTEMI Nel Setting Della Pratica Clinica Della Medicina di Pronto Soccorso Nel Territorio Nazionale

Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. In addition to standard diagnostic methods, it has been shown that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays allow greater sensitivity in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and assume a central role for both exclusion ("rule out") and confirmation ("rule in") of acute myocardial infarction , while allowing to reduce the time interval between ER admission and presumptive diagnosis.

Considering the relevance of this topic, we propose to conduct an observational study in real world clinical practice settings at Emergency Departments, aiming to evaluate clinical and economic aspects deriving from the use of the different quantitative assays of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin currently available in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction and non-ST-elevation ECG (NSTEMI) on the admission, including time of diagnosis and number of laboratory and imaging tests performed.

Read the detailed description

Observational, prospective, real-world clinical practice, multicentric study, conducted at 12 Emergency Departments in Italy.

Patients with suspected non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) who have undergone at least one high-sensitivity cardiac troponin test will be included.

Patients will be enrolled in the study after verification of selection criteria.

Enrollment is consecutive; each Center will suspend enrollment when it has reached the expected number of patients.

An electronic data collection form (eCRF) will be used to automatically generate an enrollment number to identify each patient.

Given the observational nature of the study, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays will be used according to current clinical practice.

Patients will be examined in the ED, and on a 30-day follow-up.

Keywords
Troponin
Medical subject headings
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Time to diagnosis in the emergency department

    Time from admission at the emergency department and diagnosis or exclusion of NSTEMI

    Measured: 1-3-6 hours

Secondary outcomes (4)

  1. Number of ruled-in and ruled-out patients

    Number of patients diagnosed with NSTEMI and hospitalized, and number of patients discharged from the emergency room after exclusion of NSTEMI

    Measured: 1-3-6 hours

  2. Number of tests performed

    Number of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin tests performed

    Measured: 1-3-6 hours

  3. Number of patients diagnosed with a Major Adverse Clinical Event

    number of patients with myocardial infarction, stroke, or unplanned revascularization

    Measured: 30 days after the first assessment

  4. 30-day mortality

    Death rate 30 days after admission to the emergency department

    Measured: 30 days following admission

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Apr 2018
  2. Study start11 Oct 2017
  3. Primary completion11 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion15 Jun 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
2,913 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03489603
Sponsor's protocol ID
TROCAR 2017
Status last verified
Feb 2021
First submitted
15 Mar 2018
Last updated
26 Feb 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Thygesen K, Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, Simoons ML, Chaitman BR, White HD; Joint ESC/ACCF/AHA/WHF Task Force for Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction; Authors/Task Force Members Chairpersons; Thygesen K, Alpert JS, White HD; Biomarker Subcommittee; Jaffe AS, Katus HA, Apple FS, Lindahl B, Morrow DA; ECG Subcommittee; Chaitman BR, Clemmensen PM, Johanson P, Hod H; Imaging Subcommittee; Underwood R, Bax JJ, Bonow JJ, Pinto F, Gibbons RJ; Classification Subcommittee; Fox KA, Atar D, Newby LK, Galvani M, Hamm CW; Intervention Subcommittee; Uretsky BF, Steg PG, Wijns W, Bassand JP, Menasche P, Ravkilde J; Trials & Registries Subcommittee; Ohman EM, Antman EM, Wallentin LC, Armstrong PW, Simoons ML; Trials & Registries Subcommittee; Januzzi JL, Nieminen MS, Gheorghiade M, Filippatos G; Trials & Registries Subcommittee; Luepker RV, Fortmann SP, Rosamond WD, Levy D, Wood D; Trials & Registries Subcommittee; Smith SC, Hu D, Lopez-Sendon JL, Robertson RM, Weaver D, Tendera M, Bove AA, Parkhomenko AN, Vasilieva EJ, Mendis S; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG); Bax JJ, Baumgartner H, Ceconi C, Dean V, Deaton C, Fagard R, Funck-Brentano C, Hasdai D, Hoes A, Kirchhof P, Knuuti J, Kolh P, McDonagh T, Moulin C, Popescu BA, Reiner Z, Sechtem U, Sirnes PA, Tendera M, Torbicki A, Vahanian A, Windecker S; Document Reviewers; Morais J, Aguiar C, Almahmeed W, Arnar DO, Barili F, Bloch KD, Bolger AF, Botker HE, Bozkurt B, Bugiardini R, Cannon C, de Lemos J, Eberli FR, Escobar E, Hlatky M, James S, Kern KB, Moliterno DJ, Mueller C, Neskovic AN, Pieske BM, Schulman SP, Storey RF, Taubert KA, Vranckx P, Wagner DR. Third universal definition of myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Oct 16;60(16):1581-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.001. Epub 2012 Sep 5. No abstract available.

    PubMed 22958960

  • Roffi M, Patrono C, Collet JP, Mueller C, Valgimigli M, Andreotti F, Bax JJ, Borger MA, Brotons C, Chew DP, Gencer B, Hasenfuss G, Kjeldsen K, Lancellotti P, Landmesser U, Mehilli J, Mukherjee D, Storey RF, Windecker S. [2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation. Task Force for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients Presenting without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2016 Oct;17(10):831-872. doi: 10.1714/2464.25804. No abstract available. Italian.

    PubMed 27869901

  • Apple FS, Collinson PO; IFCC Task Force on Clinical Applications of Cardiac Biomarkers. Analytical characteristics of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays. Clin Chem. 2012 Jan;58(1):54-61. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.165795. Epub 2011 Sep 30.

    PubMed 21965555

  • Apple FS, Ler R, Murakami MM. Determination of 19 cardiac troponin I and T assay 99th percentile values from a common presumably healthy population. Clin Chem. 2012 Nov;58(11):1574-81. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2012.192716. Epub 2012 Sep 14.

    PubMed 22983113

  • Shah AS, Anand A, Sandoval Y, Lee KK, Smith SW, Adamson PD, Chapman AR, Langdon T, Sandeman D, Vaswani A, Strachan FE, Ferry A, Stirzaker AG, Reid A, Gray AJ, Collinson PO, McAllister DA, Apple FS, Newby DE, Mills NL; High-STEACS investigators. High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I at presentation in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a cohort study. Lancet. 2015 Dec 19;386(10012):2481-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00391-8. Epub 2015 Oct 8.

    PubMed 26454362

  • Rubini Gimenez M, Twerenbold R, Jaeger C, Schindler C, Puelacher C, Wildi K, Reichlin T, Haaf P, Merk S, Honegger U, Wagener M, Druey S, Schumacher C, Krivoshei L, Hillinger P, Herrmann T, Campodarve I, Rentsch K, Bassetti S, Osswald S, Mueller C. One-hour rule-in and rule-out of acute myocardial infarction using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I. Am J Med. 2015 Aug;128(8):861-870.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.01.046. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

    PubMed 25840034

  • Shah AS, Griffiths M, Lee KK, McAllister DA, Hunter AL, Ferry AV, Cruikshank A, Reid A, Stoddart M, Strachan F, Walker S, Collinson PO, Apple FS, Gray AJ, Fox KA, Newby DE, Mills NL. High sensitivity cardiac troponin and the under-diagnosis of myocardial infarction in women: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2015 Jan 21;350:g7873. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7873.

    PubMed 25609052

  • Casagranda I, Cavazza M, Clerico A, Galvani M, Ottani F, Zaninotto M, Biasucci LM, Cervellin G, Lenzi T, Lippi G, Plebani M, Tubaro M. Proposal for the use in emergency departments of cardiac troponins measured with the latest generation methods in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome without persistent ST-segment elevation. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013 Sep;51(9):1727-37. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0423.

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  • Cremonesi P, Di Bella E, Montefiori M. Cost analysis of emergency department. J Prev Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;51(4):157-63.

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  • Keller T, Zeller T, Ojeda F, Tzikas S, Lillpopp L, Sinning C, Wild P, Genth-Zotz S, Warnholtz A, Giannitsis E, Mockel M, Bickel C, Peetz D, Lackner K, Baldus S, Munzel T, Blankenberg S. Serial changes in highly sensitive troponin I assay and early diagnosis of myocardial infarction. JAMA. 2011 Dec 28;306(24):2684-93. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1896.

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  • Reichlin T, Irfan A, Twerenbold R, Reiter M, Hochholzer W, Burkhalter H, Bassetti S, Steuer S, Winkler K, Peter F, Meissner J, Haaf P, Potocki M, Drexler B, Osswald S, Mueller C. Utility of absolute and relative changes in cardiac troponin concentrations in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Circulation. 2011 Jul 12;124(2):136-45. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.023937. Epub 2011 Jun 27.

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  • Pickering JW, Greenslade JH, Cullen L, Flaws D, Parsonage W, George P, Worster A, Kavsak PA, Than MP. Validation of presentation and 3 h high-sensitivity troponin to rule-in and rule-out acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 2016 Aug 15;102(16):1270-8. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308505. Epub 2016 Mar 8.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation MI, run by Marco Marchetti at 1 site in Italy.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Time to diagnosis in the emergency department (time frame: 1-3-6 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03489603, which also lists 12 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Feb 2021.

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