Chest Pain Nurse Track
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Conditions studied: Chest Pain
In brief
Chest pain is a commonly encountered presentation in the emergency department (ED), with an incidence ranging from 5 to 12%. Chest pain has a wide range of aetiologies from the mildest to the most severe. In benign forms these pains can be musculoskeletal, psychogenic or even indeterminate (\>60% depending on the place of recruitment). Coronary aetiology represents 12 to 25% of severe forms. The management of chest pain in the emergency department is part of the daily life of nurses. According to the french 2020 Nurse Reception Organizer (IOA) guidelines, a nurse who has been trained for this role is required to "triage" (severity grade and orientation) patients presenting for this reason. The presence of specialized nurses in the management of chest pain allows faster initial management. To date, no study has been conducted to assess the diagnostic and treatment performance of a nursing pathway for the management of patients presenting with acute chest pain regardless of the suspected diagnosis and not only acute coronary syndrome.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06149819
- Run by
- University Hospital, Grenoble
- People needed
- 182
- Starts
- 2023-12-14
- Expected to finish
- 2027-12-14
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-20
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Admission to emergency department (ED) for non-traumatic Chest Pain
- Affiliation to the French social security system
- Written informed consent must be obtained
- For women of childbearing age: effective contraception in place for at least 3 months. The absence of pregnancy should be confirmed by a negative urine test without delaying the start of the management including the realization of Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG).
You may not qualify if…
- Suspected alcohol, drug or toxic intoxication
- Chest pain with associated neurological signs
- Patient with pacemaker or defibrillator
- Patient in vital distress requiring immediate medical intervention
- Patient admitted with a previously established aetiological diagnosis
- Unable to communicate or non-french speaking patients or those with impaired comprehension or consciousness
- Pregnant or breast-feeding patients
- Subject under administrative or judicial control, under protection
Where it is running
- CHU Grenoble Alpes — Grenoble, Grenoble, France (enrolling)
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