TARGET-CTCA

Troponin in Acute chest pain to Risk stratify and Guide EffecTive use of Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography

The main aim of the study is to find out if a heart scan (called a computed tomography coronary angiogram) will benefit patients who have come to hospital with chest pain but haven’t had a heart attack. 

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Chief Investigator: Professor Nick Mills

Number and location of participating sites / geographical scope (by region/ country): 

  • NHS Lothian 
  • NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde 
  • Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust 
  • Plymouth NHS Trust 
  • Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Royal Berkshire NHS Trust 
  • Milton Keynes NHS Trust 
  • University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust 
  • North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust 

 

Funder: British Heart Foundation

Start and End date

Of grant award  May 2019 - 31 Mar 2025

Of recruitment  Sep 2019 - 11 May 2023

 

Current Status: In follow up phase

 

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Trial website : https://edin.ac/target-ctca-trial

 

Sponsor: ACCORD  http://accord.scot/

Chief Investigator Professor Nicholas Mills, Room SU225, Chancellor's Building, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Little France, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK

Trial manager: Denise Cranley, Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Building, The University of Edinburgh, 5‒7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter ‒ Gate 3 EDINBURGH EH16 4UX

 

ECTU Involvement Trial management / Statistics /  Database

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