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High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Addition to Guideline-Based Care in EMS

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllKarolinska Institutet
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The TIGER study is a study investigating the utlility of a point-of-care blood analyse of Troponin I to help identify patients with heart attacks in the prehospital emergency care. The study is conducted within the ambulance services of Region Stockholm and compares standard medical care with and without the addition of this quick test. Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for ambulance dispatch, but currently only about one-third of heart attacks are detected before arriving at the hospital-mainly through ECG. The remaining two-thirds are not identified until after further testing at the emergency department. The TIGER study aims to improve early diagnosis by using a high-sensitivity, point-of-care Troponin I test already in the prehospital phase. The study is a randomized controlled trial, where participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group receives stand

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chestpain / discomfort and/or * Clinical suspicion of myocardial infarction by the prehospital personeel Exclusion Criteria: * Patients suffering from a trauma and conveyed to the trauma level 1 hospital. * Missing valid social security number * Not beeing able to give informed consent * Not a primary assignment
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What it tests

  • high sensitivity Troponin I
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Where

1 site
Ambulance care in greater Stockholm Ltd. (AISAB)
Stockholm, Sweden
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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