Impact on Management of the HEART Risk Score in Chest Pain Patients
NCT ID: NCT01756846
Last Updated: 2019-01-25
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COMPLETED
NA
3666 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-07-31
2015-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
DIAGNOSTIC
SINGLE
Study Groups
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usual care
Daily practice of the cardiologist or attending emergency doctor, in order to diagnose a patient with chest pain. In this period attending doctors assess the risk of a patient with chest pain, based on his/hers experience and various criteria (for example described in European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation, without a formal risk score).
usual care
During 14 months, patients presenting with chest pain to the ED of participating hospitals will be included in the study. First, all hospitals will apply 'usual care' to all patients, i.e. risk assessment and subsequent management without application of the HEART score. Then, during a 14 month period, each 1,5 month 1 randomly allocated hospital will sequentially start to apply the HEART score in all chest pain patients (intervention period); during this intervention period patients with a HEART score 0-3 will not be admitted to the hospital, and patients with a HEART score above 3 will be treated according to current guidelines.
use of HEART risk score
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use of HEART risk score
During 14 months, patients presenting with chest pain to the ED of participating hospitals will be included in the study. First, all hospitals will apply 'usual care' to all patients, i.e. risk assessment and subsequent management without application of the HEART score. Then, during a 14 month period, each 1,5 month 1 randomly allocated hospital will sequentially start to apply the HEART score in all chest pain patients (intervention period); during this intervention period patients with a HEART score 0-3 will not be admitted to the hospital, and patients with a HEART score above 3 will be treated according to current guidelines.
Interventions
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usual care
During 14 months, patients presenting with chest pain to the ED of participating hospitals will be included in the study. First, all hospitals will apply 'usual care' to all patients, i.e. risk assessment and subsequent management without application of the HEART score. Then, during a 14 month period, each 1,5 month 1 randomly allocated hospital will sequentially start to apply the HEART score in all chest pain patients (intervention period); during this intervention period patients with a HEART score 0-3 will not be admitted to the hospital, and patients with a HEART score above 3 will be treated according to current guidelines.
use of HEART risk score
During 14 months, patients presenting with chest pain to the ED of participating hospitals will be included in the study. First, all hospitals will apply 'usual care' to all patients, i.e. risk assessment and subsequent management without application of the HEART score. Then, during a 14 month period, each 1,5 month 1 randomly allocated hospital will sequentially start to apply the HEART score in all chest pain patients (intervention period); during this intervention period patients with a HEART score 0-3 will not be admitted to the hospital, and patients with a HEART score above 3 will be treated according to current guidelines.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
OTHER
UMC Utrecht
OTHER
Responsible Party
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A.W. Hoes
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & General Practice and Chair, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care
Principal Investigators
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Arno W Hoes, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UMC Utrecht
Locations
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Amstelland Hospital
Amstelveen, , Netherlands
VU Medical Center
Amsterdam, , Netherlands
Gelderse Vallei
Ede, , Netherlands
Catharina Hospital
Eindhoven, , Netherlands
Atrium Medical Center
Heerlen, , Netherlands
St. Antonius Hospital
Nieuwegein, , Netherlands
Diakonessenhuis
Utrecht, , Netherlands
University Medical Center
Utrecht, , Netherlands
Zuwe Hofpoort
Woerden, , Netherlands
Countries
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References
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Backus BE, Six AJ, Kelder JH, Gibler WB, Moll FL, Doevendans PA. Risk scores for patients with chest pain: evaluation in the emergency department. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2011 Feb;7(1):2-8. doi: 10.2174/157340311795677662.
Backus BE, Six AJ, Kelder JC, Mast TP, van den Akker F, Mast EG, Monnink SH, van Tooren RM, Doevendans PA. Chest pain in the emergency room: a multicenter validation of the HEART Score. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2010 Sep;9(3):164-9. doi: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e3181ec36d8.
Six AJ, Backus BE, Doevendans PA. Rapid diagnostic protocol for patients with chest pain. Lancet. 2011 Jul 30;378(9789):398; author reply 398-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61204-X. No abstract available.
Six AJ, Backus BE, Kingma A, Kaandorp SI. Consumption of diagnostic procedures and other cardiology care in chest pain patients after presentation at the emergency department. Neth Heart J. 2012 Dec;20(12):499-504. doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0322-6.
Six AJ, Backus BE, Kelder JC. Chest pain in the emergency room: value of the HEART score. Neth Heart J. 2008 Jun;16(6):191-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03086144.
Nieuwets A, Poldervaart JM, Reitsma JB, Buitendijk S, Six AJ, Backus BE, Hoes AW, Doevendans PA. Medical consumption compared for TIMI and HEART score in chest pain patients at the emergency department: a retrospective cost analysis. BMJ Open. 2016 Jun 16;6(6):e010694. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010694.
Poldervaart JM, Reitsma JB, Koffijberg H, Backus BE, Six AJ, Doevendans PA, Hoes AW. The impact of the HEART risk score in the early assessment of patients with acute chest pain: design of a stepped wedge, cluster randomised trial. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2013 Sep 26;13:77. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-77.
Backus BE, Six AJ, Kelder JC, Bosschaert MA, Mast EG, Mosterd A, Veldkamp RF, Wardeh AJ, Tio R, Braam R, Monnink SH, van Tooren R, Mast TP, van den Akker F, Cramer MJ, Poldervaart JM, Hoes AW, Doevendans PA. A prospective validation of the HEART score for chest pain patients at the emergency department. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):2153-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.255. Epub 2013 Mar 7.
Poldervaart JM, Reitsma JB, Backus BE, Koffijberg H, Veldkamp RF, Ten Haaf ME, Appelman Y, Mannaerts HFJ, van Dantzig JM, van den Heuvel M, El Farissi M, Rensing BJWM, Ernst NMSKJ, Dekker IMC, den Hartog FR, Oosterhof T, Lagerweij GR, Buijs EM, van Hessen MWJ, Landman MAJ, van Kimmenade RRJ, Cozijnsen L, Bucx JJJ, van Ofwegen-Hanekamp CEE, Cramer MJ, Six AJ, Doevendans PA, Hoes AW. Effect of Using the HEART Score in Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2017 May 16;166(10):689-697. doi: 10.7326/M16-1600. Epub 2017 Apr 25.
Poldervaart JM, Langedijk M, Backus BE, Dekker IMC, Six AJ, Doevendans PA, Hoes AW, Reitsma JB. Comparison of the GRACE, HEART and TIMI score to predict major adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients at the emergency department. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Jan 15;227:656-661. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.080. Epub 2016 Oct 30.
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official website of the HEART risk score
Other Identifiers
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80-82310-97-12154
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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