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CARE-CP (Testing a Cardiovascular Ambulatory Rapid Evaluation for Patients With Chest Pain)
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
The goal of this study is to determine if rapid outpatient evaluation vs hospitalization management is the best strategy (based on patient-centered measures and safe, equitable, and efficient resource use) for evaluating patients with acute chest pain who are at moderate risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Patients will be randomized in the Emergency Department to either an outpatient evaluation (CARE-CP) or hospitalization evaluation for their symptoms.
Official title: CARE-CP (Testing a Cardiovascular Ambulatory Rapid Evaluation for Patients With Chest Pain )
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
502
Start Date
2023-10-02
Completion Date
2027-09
Last Updated
2026-04-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Outpatient Evaluation
Subjects will receive an outpatient evaluation within 72 of being discharged from the ED.
Hospitalization Evaluation
Patients randomized to this arm receive evaluation for their symptoms in a hospital ward, observation unit, or emergency department boarding.
Locations (3)
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States