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NCT01665521 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Efficacy Evaluation of the HEART Pathway in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Chest Pain

A NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
282
Enrollment target

NCT01665521: Completed NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

NCT01665521 is a NA study that has completed, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences. The registered enrollment target is 282 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (80% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01665521, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
282 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Our research will examine a chest pain care strategy, called the HEART pathway, which is designed to correctly identify Emergency Department patients at high-risk for cardiovascular events, likely to benefit from further testing, and patients at very-low-risk for cardiovascular events, who may be safely discharged home. By using an individual's risk assessment to determining testing, we hope to improve the quality and efficiency of the care delivered to Emergency Department patients with chest pain. Our study will determine if the HEART pathway, which combines a clinical decision rule, the HEART score, and two serial troponin measurements, will reduce stress testing and cardiovascular imaging, decrease hospital length of stay, and reduce cost compared to usual care, while maintaining safety.

Primary Outcome

Rate of objective cardiac testing within 30 days

Interventions

  • OTHER HEART Pathway

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 282 participants
Start Date 2012-09
Est. Completion 2018-01-15
Phase NA
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

1,140 total trials

What the finished NCT01665521 record still lists

NCT01665521 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 282 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (80% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which HEART Pathway is the first listed.

NCT01665521 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01665521 about?

NCT01665521 is a clinical study titled "Efficacy Evaluation of the HEART Pathway in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Chest Pain". Our research will examine a chest pain care strategy, called the HEART pathway, which is designed to correctly identify Emergency Department patients at high-risk for cardiovascular events, likely to benefit from further testing, and patients at very-low-risk for cardiovascular events, who may be sa...

What is the current status of trial NCT01665521?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 282 participants. The study started on 2012-09. Estimated completion is 2018-01-15.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01665521?

The interventions under investigation include: HEART Pathway (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01665521?

This trial is sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which has 1,140 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01665521's enrollment target sits among peer trials

282 379th of 2000 higher than 1,621 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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