Comparison of Coronary CT Angiography to Invasive Coronary Angiography

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Hadassah Medical Organization, August 2005

Sponsored by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
Information provided by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00146887

Purpose

The purpose of the trial is to investigate the accuracy of coronary CT compared to the conventional "gold standard" cardiac catheterization.

Condition	Intervention
Atherosclerosis, Coronary	Procedure: coronary catheterization

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Trial Comparing the Sensitivity and Specificity of Coronary Angiography With Coronary CT Angiography

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	January 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	August 2005

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

40 Patients who are scheduled to undergo coronary angiogram will be recruited at Mount Scopus and Ein Kerem

Exclusion Criteria:

CABG or stent implantation in the past.
Atrial fibrillation
Contraindication for beta blockers
1. Obstructive pulmonary disease
2. Severe peripheral vascular disease
3. Sick sinus syndrome or AV block greater than 1st degree.
4. Systolic blood pressure below 100 mm Hg.
Renal disease or other conditions that might increase the risk of contrast nephropathy (diabetes mellitus, SLE, paraproteinemia, malignancy, liver disease)
Allergy to contrast material.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00146887

Contacts

Contact: Ronen Durst, MD

972-2-6777111

Locations

Israel
Hadassah Medical Center	Recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel
Contact: Ronen Durst, MD 972-2-50-7874548 durst@cc.huji.ac.il

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

ronen durst, MD

Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	21-03.09.04-HMO-CTIL, Non applicable
Study First Received:	September 4, 2005
Last Updated:	November 6, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00146887
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Keywords provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Coronary CT
sensitivity
specificity

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Coronary Disease
Atherosclerosis
Heart Diseases
Myocardial Ischemia

Vascular Diseases
Ischemia
Arteriosclerosis
Coronary Artery Disease

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009