A Study of Computed Tomography (CT) for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Blockages in Typical or Atypical Chest Pain

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	GE Healthcare
Information provided by:	GE Healthcare
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00348569

Purpose

To compare computed tomography (CT) images (pictures) of the coronary arteries using the General Electric (GE) LightSpeed VCT scanner with x-ray coronary angiography in patients with typical or atypical chest pain suspected of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Condition	Intervention
Coronary Artery Disease	Device: 64 Channel VCT

MedlinePlus related topics: CT Scans Chest Pain Coronary Artery Disease X-Rays

Drug Information available for: X-Rays

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Diagnostic, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Prospective, Multicenter Study of GE LightSpeed Volume Computed Tomography (CT) for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Blockages in Typical or Atypical Chest Pain Patients Suspected of Coronary Artery Disease

Further study details as provided by GE Healthcare:

Estimated Enrollment:	304
Study Start Date:	May 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

The subject has typical or atypical chest pain suspected of CAD and is referred for an elective coronary angiography.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00348569

Locations

United States, New Jersey
Robert Centofanti, MS
Princeton, New Jersey, United States, 08540

Sponsors and Collaborators

GE Healthcare

Investigators

Study Director:

Robert Centofanti, MS

GE Healthcare

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Budoff MJ, Dowe D, Jollis JG, Gitter M, Sutherland J, Halamert E, Scherer M, Bellinger R, Martin A, Benton R, Delago A, Min JK. Diagnostic performance of 64-multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography for evaluation of coronary artery stenosis in individuals without known coronary artery disease: results from the prospective multicenter ACCURACY (Assessment by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography of Individuals Undergoing Invasive Coronary Angiography) trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Nov 18;52(21):1724-32.

Study ID Numbers:	GE-189-002
Study First Received:	June 30, 2006
Last Updated:	August 15, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00348569
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by GE Healthcare:

CT
Coronary
Cardiac
Angiography

X-ray
CAD
Chest pain

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Coronary Disease
Signs and Symptoms
Heart Diseases
Myocardial Ischemia
Vascular Diseases

Pain
Arteriosclerosis
Ischemia
Coronary Artery Disease
Chest Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009