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NCT Number: NCT06836466

Physicians' Awareness of ECG Abnormalities Linked to Acute Ischemic Chest Pain

This study aims to investigate physicians' awareness regarding patients presenting with potential acute ischemic chest pain. It focuses on various electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns requiring prompt catheter lab activation for reperfusion therapy alongside other ECG mimics that may lead to false catheter lab activations.

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Key information

Conditions

Physicians Acute Ischemic Chest Pain Awareness ECG Abnormalities

Age range

25 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Tanta University

Tanta, El-Gharbia, 31527, Egypt

About this study

Chest pain is the second most common complaint in adult emergency department (ED) patients in the United States. Most visits result in a diagnosis of noncardiac chest pain and approximately half in nonspecific chest pain. Roughly 6% are ultimately diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, which is overwhelmingly (>90%) acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

The term acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is applied to patients in whom there is a suspicion or confirmation of acute myocardial ischemia or infarction. ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), Non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI), and unstable angina are the three traditional types of ACS.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age from 25 to 65 years.
  • Both sexes.
  • Physicians who treat patients with possible acute chest pain.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants who failed to complete the survey questions.

Treatment and study plan

Google Form-based questionnaire

Other

All participants will consent to submit an anonymous Google Form-based questionnaire. The designed questionnaire includes introductory personal, academic, and work experience data about the physicians as gender, age, current specialty, workplace, highest achieved medical-academic or training degree, and number of years of postgraduate clinical work experience.

Primary outcomes

  1. Physicians' Awareness

    Time frame: At time of online survey (Up to 2 months)

    Physicians' awareness is measured by a numerical score of 0 to 10, depending on the electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern survey. 0 means (least recognition of ECG pattern) and 10 (high recognition of ECG pattern)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tanta University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Physicians' Awareness of ECG Abnormalities Linked to Acute Ischemic Chest Pain; A Survey Study

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 20, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 18, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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