Chest Pain CenterNCT04014972
Current Status and Determinants of Care for Patients With Acute Chest Pain in China: A Retrospective Analysis of Data From the China Chest Pain Center Registry
An observational study of Chest Pain Center and STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, run by China Cardiovascular Association.
Trial summary
Chinese Cardiovascular Association is an association dedicated to establishing Chest Pain Centers in hospitals that have basic qualifications and meet pre-designed quality control targets.The vision of Chinese Cardiovascular Association is the cardiovascular health of every Chinese, and the mission is to realize the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Chest Pain Center, STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- How many people
- 3,000,000 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2015to 31 Dec 2021
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: The study population was inpatients (18 years and older) admitted to the Chest Pain Central database with symptoms of chest pain.The database registration of this study was conducted in more than 6000 registered hospitals in 31 provinces in China.All hospitals participating in the Chest Pain Center program are encouraged to manage patients in accordance with local standard practices (as recommended by current Chinese guidelines). This study will include data on all patients in the chest pain central database.
Who may be able to join
None listed.
Who cannot join
- No
About this study
Chinese Cardiovascular Association is an association dedicated to establishing Chest Pain Centers in hospitals that have basic qualifications and meet pre-designed quality control targets.The vision of Chinese Cardiovascular Association is the cardiovascular health of every Chinese, and the mission is to realize the early arrival of the inflection point of cardiovascular events in China.The institute of China Heart House is responsible for the daily management and implementation of Chinese Cardiovascular Association and the implementation and management of the Chest Pain Center construction project.In order to improve standard treatment and chest pain system management to achieve better outcomes for patients, China Heart House established the chest pain center database.The database includes patients in 6000 registered hospitals in 31 provinces in China who have been admitted with chest pain.The database can reflect the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of patients with chest pain in China.
This non-interventional, retrospective study analyzed the chest pain center database to understand the demographics, clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with chest pain, and to analyze the effects of different treatment patterns, including chest pain centers and related collaborative treatment networks.The results of the study will assess the gap between the real-world situation and the recommendations of the guidelines and reflect the effect of chest pain centers and related collaborative treatment networks on the treatment process and service quality.The research results can be directly translated into the basis of medical treatment system intervention, and also provide decision-making reference for improving the evaluation standards and quality control of chest pain centers.
- Conditions
- Chest Pain Center, STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI), Unstable Angina (UA), Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism
- Medical subject headings
- ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Angina, Unstable, Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with Myocardial Infarction | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
mean and standard deviation of STEMI (ST-segment elevated Myocardial Infarction)patients
mean and standard deviation of STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
Proportion of STEMI (ST-segment elevated Myocardial Infarction)patients
Proportion of female STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
emergency information of STEMI patients
Path to hospital
First medical contact time
Does the patient circumvent emergency
Telecardiogram transmission
STEMI Reperfusion Therapy
Initiation time of interventional surgery
Catheter chamber activation time
Time of arrival of patient in catheter room
Guide wire passage time
D2B time
Measured: baseline
admission status of STEMI patients
admission status of STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
hospitalization evaluation of STEMI patients
value of serum troponin and serum creatinin of STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
In-hospital mortality of STEMI patients
In-hospital mortality of STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
Hospitalization days of STEMI patients
Hospitalization days of STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
Total cost of STEMI patients
Total cost of STEMI patients
Measured: baseline
admission status of acute aortic dissection patients
admission status of acute aortic dissection patients
Measured: baseline
In-hospital mortality of acute aortic dissection patients
In-hospital mortality of acute aortic dissection patients
Measured: baseline
Misdiagnosis rate of acute aortic dissection patients
Misdiagnosis rate of acute aortic dissection patients
Measured: baseline
emergency information of acute aortic dissection patients
Emergency treatment
Measured: baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Jul 2019
- Study start1 Jan 2015
- Primary completion31 Dec 2021
- Study completion31 Dec 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Chest Pain CenterStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 3,000,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- China Cardiovascular Association
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Peking University First Hospital, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital, Peking University, Fudan University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04014972
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2020 Research 242
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 3 Jul 2019
- Last updated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Current Status and Determinants of Care for Patients With Acute Chest Pain in China: A Retrospective Analysis of Data From the China Chest Pain Center Registry
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04014972
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2020 Research 242
- Conditions
- Chest Pain Center, STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, NSTEMI - Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI), Unstable Angina (UA), Aortic Dissection, Pulmonary Embolism
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 3,000,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- China Cardiovascular AssociationUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Peking University First Hospital, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital, Peking University, Fudan University
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2015 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Jul 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Chinese Cardiovascular Association is an association dedicated to establishing Chest Pain Centers in hospitals that have basic qualifications and meet pre-designed quality control targets.The vision of Chinese Cardiovascular Association is the cardiovascular health of every Chinese, and the mission is to realize the early arrival of the inflection point of cardiovascular events in China.The institute of China Heart House is responsible for the daily management and implementation of Chinese Cardiovascular Association and the implementation and management of the Chest Pain Center construction project.In order to improve standard treatment and chest pain system management to achieve better outcomes for patients, China Heart House established the chest pain center database.The database includes patients in 6000 registered hospitals in 31 provinces in China who have been admitted with chest pain.The database can reflect the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of patients with chest pain in China.
This non-interventional, retrospective study analyzed the chest pain center database to understand the demographics, clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and clinical outcomes of patients with chest pain, and to analyze the effects of different treatment patterns, including chest pain centers and related collaborative treatment networks.The results of the study will assess the gap between the real-world situation and the recommendations of the guidelines and reflect the effect of chest pain centers and related collaborative treatment networks on the treatment process and service quality.The research results can be directly translated into the basis of medical treatment system intervention, and also provide decision-making reference for improving the evaluation standards and quality control of chest pain centers.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with Myocardial Infarction | – | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- The study population was inpatients (18 years and older) admitted to the Chest Pain Central database with symptoms of chest pain.The database registration of this study was conducted in more than 6000 registered hospitals in 31 provinces in China.All hospitals participating in the Chest Pain Center program are encouraged to manage patients in accordance with local standard practices (as recommended by current Chinese guidelines). This study will include data on all patients in the chest pain central database.
Key inclusion criteria (0 listed)
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- No
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
mean and standard deviation of STEMI (ST-segment elevated Myocardial Infarction)patients
Time frame: baseline
mean and standard deviation of STEMI patients
Proportion of STEMI (ST-segment elevated Myocardial Infarction)patients
Time frame: baseline
Proportion of female STEMI patients
emergency information of STEMI patients
Time frame: baseline
Path to hospital First medical contact time Does the patient circumvent emergency Telecardiogram transmission STEMI Reperfusion Therapy Initiation time of interventional surgery Catheter chamber activation time Time of arrival of patient in catheter room Guide wire passage time D2B time
admission status of STEMI patients
Time frame: baseline
admission status of STEMI patients
hospitalization evaluation of STEMI patients
Time frame: baseline
value of serum troponin and serum creatinin of STEMI patients
In-hospital mortality of STEMI patients
Time frame: baseline
In-hospital mortality of STEMI patients
Hospitalization days of STEMI patients
Time frame: baseline
Hospitalization days of STEMI patients
Total cost of STEMI patients
Time frame: baseline
Total cost of STEMI patients
admission status of acute aortic dissection patients
Time frame: baseline
admission status of acute aortic dissection patients
In-hospital mortality of acute aortic dissection patients
Time frame: baseline
In-hospital mortality of acute aortic dissection patients
Misdiagnosis rate of acute aortic dissection patients
Time frame: baseline
Misdiagnosis rate of acute aortic dissection patients
emergency information of acute aortic dissection patients
Time frame: baseline
Emergency treatment
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Jul 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Chest Pain Center and STEMI - ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, run by China Cardiovascular Association.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 0 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
mean and standard deviation of STEMI (ST-segment elevated Myocardial Infarction)patients (time frame: baseline). The study lists 12 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jul 2026.