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The Influence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Checklist on the Door-to-Balloon Time

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00632788
First received: March 3, 2008
Last updated: NA
Last verified: January 2008
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

This study was designed to investigate the influence of the acute myocardial infarction checklist on the door-to-balloon time in patients suffering from acute STEMI at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital


Condition Intervention
Myocardial Infarction
 Other: acute myocardial infarction checklist

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: The Influence of Acute Myocardial Infarction Checklist on the Door-to-Balloon Time in Patients Suffering From Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Attack
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • median door-to-balloon time [ Time Frame: at cath. lab ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • in-hospital mortality [ Time Frame: at hospital discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 213
Study Start Date: April 2006
Study Completion Date: December 2007
Primary Completion Date: October 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
intervention group
patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between March 1, 2007 and Oct. 31, 2007
 Other: acute myocardial infarction checklist
For every patient fulfilling the criteria of enrollment, an acute myocardial infarction checklist was incorporated into the patient's medical records at emergency department immediately after a diagnosis of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction was made. All the time sequences concerning different managements at different locations were recorded by nurses and/or physicians as instructions on the checklist.
control group
patients presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and received emergency cardiac catheterization between April 1, 2006 and Feb. 28, 2007

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

All patients with diagnostic criteria of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction who were preparing for emergency cardiac catheterization

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • all patients who presented to the emergency department of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital within 12 hours of the onset of ischemic chest pain
  • patients with diagnostic criteria of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram, e.g. at least 0.1 mV in two or more contiguous electrocardiographic leads or a new onset of bundle branch block
  • patients were preparing for emergency cardiac catheterization

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients who did not fulfill the diagnostic criteria of acute myocardial infarction on electrocardiogram
  • patients who were not eligible for cardiac catheterization
  • patients who refused cardiac catheterization
  • patients who suffered from acute myocardial infarction after admission to ward or intensive care unit for any reason
  • patients who had an ambiguous diagnosis that the decision of emergency cardiac catheterization was made after admission to ward or intensive care unit
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00632788

Locations
Taiwan
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 220
Sponsors and Collaborators
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Chao-Lun Lai, M.D. Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Lai, Chao-Lun, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00632788     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 97005
Study First Received: March 3, 2008
Last Updated: March 3, 2008
Health Authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital:
myocardial infarction
catheterization
angioplasty
door-to-balloon time

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infarction
Myocardial Infarction
Ischemia
Pathologic Processes
Necrosis
 Myocardial Ischemia
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013