Status:
COMPLETED
Ethnic Differences in Acute Coronary Syndromes Care in Emergency Departments.
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Conditions:
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Racial Bias
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Brief Summary
When doctors and nurses use accepted guidelines for quickly treating patients who come to the emergency department (ED) with a possible heart attack, patients do better. Research shows that there are ...
Detailed Description
The investigators conducted a prospective, observational study in which patients presenting to EDs who were subsequently diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or possible ACS were identified. T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 20 years of age or older
- presented to the ED and are either referred for immediate cardiology consultation or managed according to a standardized protocol for continued observation and referral for follow-up (whether ultimately admitted or not);
- hemodynamically stable and free of ischemic discomfort for at least one hour
- spoke English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi
- able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- • being cared for by any of the Emergency physicians (3) who were co-investigators
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 7 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 12 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
448 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03463603
Start Date
October 7 2013
End Date
April 12 2017
Last Update
March 14 2018
Active Locations (3)
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1
Richmond Hospital
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, V6X 1A2
2
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3V 1Z2
3
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z1Y6