PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain
PROMISE
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interventional
10,003
1 country
1
Brief Summary
A prospective multicenter imaging study for evaluation of chest pain. Objective is to determine whether an initial non-invasive anatomic imaging strategy with coronary CT angiography (CTA) will improve clinical outcomes in subjects with symptoms concerning for coronary artery disease relative to an initial functional testing strategy (usual care). Study hypothesis: initial anatomic testing strategy will provide information that will result in superior long-term health outcomes as compared to an initial functional testing strategy.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2010
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 2, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 3, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2014
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
February 29, 2016
CompletedFebruary 29, 2016
January 1, 2016
4.3 years
August 2, 2010
October 19, 2015
February 2, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Time to Primary Endpoint
Time to primary endpoint as defined as a composite of death, myocardial infarction (MI), major complications from cardiovascular (CV) procedures or testing, and unstable angina hospitalization. The Kaplan-Meier events rates (cumulative percentage of participants with an event) were estimated for the anatomic and functional diagnostic test groups.
90 days, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months
Secondary Outcomes (11)
Time to Death, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Unstable Angina Hospitalization
90 days, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months
Time to Death or Myocardial Infarction (MI)
90 days, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months
Time to Major Complications From Cardiovascular (CV) Procedures
90 days, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months
Time to Death, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Unstable Angina (UA), Complications, No Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
90 days, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 36 months, 42 months
Percentage of Invasive Cardiac Catheterization Events Without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Within 90 Days Following Participant Randomization
Up to 90 days following participant randomization
- +6 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Functional diagnostic tests
ACTIVE COMPARATORStress Echocardiogram Nuclear Stress Test Exercise Electrocardiogram
Anatomic diagnostic test
ACTIVE COMPARATORCoronary Angiography
Interventions
Use of standard equipment for usual-care testing
Use of standard equipment for usual-care testing
Use of standard equipment for usual-care testing
Use of standard equipment for usual-care testing
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- new or worsening chest pain suspicious for clinically significant coronary artery disease (CAD)
- no prior evaluation for this episode of symptoms
- planned non-invasive testing for diagnosis
- men age ≥55 years
- men age ≥45 years with increased probability of coronary artery disease (CAD) due to either (A. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) requiring medical treatment OR Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) defined as documented \>50% peripheral arterial stenosis treated medically or invasively OR cerebrovascular disease (stroke, documented \> 50% carotid stenosis treated medically or invasively) OR B. At least one of the following cardiovascular risk factors: 1-Ongoing tobacco use, 2-Hypertension, 3-Abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI) defined as less than \<0.9, 4-Dyslipidemia
- women age ≥65 years
- women age ≥50 years with increased probability of coronary artery disease (CAD) due to either (A. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) requiring medical treatment OR Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) defined as documented \>50% peripheral arterial stenosis treated medically or invasively OR cerebrovascular disease (stroke, documented \> 50% carotid stenosis treated medically or invasively) OR B. At least one of the following cardiovascular risk factors: 1-Ongoing tobacco use, 2-Hypertension, 3-Abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI) defined as less than \<0.9, 4-Dyslipidemia
- Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL within the past 90 days
- Negative urine/serum pregnancy test for female subjects of child-bearing potential
You may not qualify if:
- Diagnosed or suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) requiring hospitalization or urgent or emergent testing; Elevated troponin or creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB)
- Hemodynamically or clinically unstable condition systolic blood pressure (BP) \< 90 mmHg, atrial or ventricular arrhythmias, or persistent resting chest pain felt to be ischemic despite adequate therapy)
- Known coronary artery disease (CAD) with prior Myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or any angiographic evidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) ≥50% lesion in a major epicardial vessel
- Any invasive coronary angiography or non-invasive anatomic or functional cardiovascular (CV) test for detection of coronary artery disease (CAD), including coronary tomographic angiography (CTA) and exercise electrocardiogram (ECG), within the previous twelve (12) months
- Known significant congenital, valvular (\> moderate) or cardiomyopathic process (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or reduced systolic left ventricular function (LVEF) ≤ 40%)) which could explain cardiac symptoms
- Contraindication to undergoing a coronary tomographic angiography (CTA), including but not limited to: a. Allergy to iodinated contrast agent, b. Unable to receive beta blockers unless heart rate \< 65 beats per minute, c. Pregnancy
- Life expectancy \< 2 years
- Unable to provide written informed consent or participate in long-term follow-up
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Duke Universitylead
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27701, United States
Related Publications (32)
Douglas PS, Stebbins A, Foldyna B, Patel MR, Mark DB, Lu MT, Hoffmann U, Shah SH, Martinez B, Alhanti B, Pagidipati N. Survival After Initial Stress Testing vs Anatomic Testing in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Long-Term Follow-Up of the PROMISE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Oct 1;10(10):1050-1054. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2025.2882.
PMID: 40864459DERIVEDRasmussen LD, Sikjaer M, Soby JH, Pedersen OB, Westra J, Efthekhari A, Christiansen EH, Foldyna B, Williams MC, Dweck MR, Newby DE, Douglas PS, Bottcher M, Winther S. Dual probability approach for risk adjustment in patients with a low clinical likelihood of coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Aug 29;26(9):1507-1517. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaf193.
PMID: 40590244DERIVEDMcGarrah RW, Ferencik M, Giamberardino SN, Hoffmann U, Foldyna B, Karady J, Ginsburg GS, Kraus WE, Douglas PS, Shah SH. Lipoprotein Subclasses Associated With High-Risk Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque: Insights From the PROMISE Clinical Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e026662. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.026662. Epub 2022 Dec 24.
PMID: 36565187DERIVEDKarady J, Ferencik M, Mayrhofer T, Meyersohn NM, Bittner DO, Staziaki PV, Szilveszter B, Hallett TR, Lu MT, Puchner SB, Simon TG, Foldyna B, Ginsburg GS, McGarrah RW, Voora D, Shah SH, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Corey KE. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease among individuals with hepatic steatosis. Hepatol Commun. 2022 Dec;6(12):3406-3420. doi: 10.1002/hep4.2090. Epub 2022 Oct 25.
PMID: 36281983DERIVEDFerencik M, Mayrhofer T, Lu MT, Bittner DO, Emami H, Puchner SB, Meyersohn NM, Ivanov AV, Adami EC, Voora D, Ginsburg GS, Januzzi JL, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U. Coronary Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Troponin, and Interleukin-6 in Patients With Chest Pain: The PROMISE Trial Results. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug;15(8):1427-1438. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.03.016. Epub 2022 May 11.
PMID: 35926901DERIVEDLowenstern A, Alexander KP, Pagidipati NJ, Hill CL, Pellikka PA, Cooper LS, Alhanti B, Hoffmann U, Mark DB, Douglas PS. Presenting Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Disease Evaluation: Association With Noninvasive Test Results and Clinical Outcomes in the PROMISE Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2022 May;15(5):e008298. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008298. Epub 2022 Apr 4.
PMID: 35369715DERIVEDFordyce CB, Hill CL, Mark DB, Alhanti B, Pellikka PA, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Physician judgement in predicting obstructive coronary artery disease and adverse events in chest pain patients. Heart. 2022 May 12;108(11):860-867. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320275.
PMID: 35110385DERIVEDKammerlander AA, Mayrhofer T, Ferencik M, Pagidipati NJ, Karady J, Ginsburg GS, Lu MT, Bittner DO, Puchner SB, Bihlmeyer NA, Meyersohn NM, Emami H, Shah SH, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U; PROMISE Investigators. Association of Metabolic Phenotypes With Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Stable Chest Pain. Diabetes Care. 2021 Apr;44(4):1038-1045. doi: 10.2337/dc20-1760. Epub 2021 Feb 8.
PMID: 33558267DERIVEDMeyersohn NM, Mayrhofer T, Corey KE, Bittner DO, Staziaki PV, Szilveszter B, Hallett T, Lu MT, Puchner SB, Simon TG, Foldyna B, Voora D, Ginsburg GS, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M. Association of Hepatic Steatosis With Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events, Independent of Coronary Artery Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jul;19(7):1480-1488.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.07.030. Epub 2020 Jul 21.
PMID: 32707340DERIVEDGoyal A, Pagidipati N, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Udelson JE, Picard MH, Pellikka PA, Hoffmann U, Mark DB, Douglas PS. Clinical and Economic Implications of Inconclusive Noninvasive Test Results in Stable Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the PROMISE Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr;13(4):e009986. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009986. Epub 2020 Apr 9.
PMID: 32268807DERIVEDLowenstern A, Alexander KP, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Pellikka PA, Nanna MG, Mehta RH, Cooper LS, Bullock-Palmer RP, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Feb 1;5(2):193-201. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973.
PMID: 31738382DERIVEDLitwin SE, Coles A, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Pagidipati N, Lee KL, Pellikka PA, Mark DB, Udelson JE, Cooper L, Tardif JC, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS; PROMISE investigators. Discordances between predicted and actual risk in obese patients with suspected cardiac ischaemia. Heart. 2020 Feb;106(4):273-279. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-314503. Epub 2019 Oct 10.
PMID: 31601728DERIVEDLitwin SE, Coles A, Pagidipati N, Lee KL, Pellikka PA, Mark DB, Udelson JE, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Effects of obesity on noninvasive test results in patients with suspected cardiac ischemia: Insights from the PROMISE trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2019 Jul-Aug;13(4):211-218. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2019.03.010. Epub 2019 Mar 27.
PMID: 30954400DERIVEDSharma A, Coles A, Sekaran NK, Pagidipati NJ, Lu MT, Mark DB, Lee KL, Al-Khalidi HR, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Stress Testing Versus CT Angiography in Patients With Diabetes and Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Mar 5;73(8):893-902. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.056.
PMID: 30819356DERIVEDJang JJ, Bhapkar M, Coles A, Vemulapalli S, Fordyce CB, Lee KL, Udelson JE, Hoffmann U, Tardif JC, Jones WS, Mark DB, Sorrell VL, Espinoza A, Douglas PS, Patel MR; PROMISE Investigators. Predictive Model for High-Risk Coronary Artery Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Feb;12(2):e007940. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.118.007940.
PMID: 30712364DERIVEDJanuzzi JL Jr, Suchindran S, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Ferencik M, Coles A, Tardif JC, Ginsburg GS, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Single-Molecule hsTnI and Short-Term Risk in Stable Patients With Chest Pain. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Jan 29;73(3):251-260. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.065.
PMID: 30678753DERIVEDPagidipati NJ, Coles A, Hemal K, Lee KL, Dolor RJ, Pellikka PA, Mark DB, Patel MR, Litwin SE, Daubert MA, Shah SH, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Sex differences in management and outcomes of patients with stable symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease: Insights from the PROMISE trial. Am Heart J. 2019 Feb;208:28-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
PMID: 30529930DERIVEDAdamson PD, Newby DE, Hill CL, Coles A, Douglas PS, Fordyce CB. Comparison of International Guidelines for Assessment of Suspected Stable Angina: Insights From the PROMISE and SCOT-HEART. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Sep;11(9):1301-1310. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.06.021.
PMID: 30190030DERIVEDJanuzzi JL Jr, Suchindran S, Coles A, Ferencik M, Patel MR, Hoffmann U, Ginsburg GS, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. High-Sensitivity Troponin I and Coronary Computed Tomography in Symptomatic Outpatients With Suspected CAD: Insights From the PROMISE Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jun;12(6):1047-1055. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.01.021. Epub 2018 Mar 14.
PMID: 29550314DERIVEDFerencik M, Mayrhofer T, Bittner DO, Emami H, Puchner SB, Lu MT, Meyersohn NM, Ivanov AV, Adami EC, Patel MR, Mark DB, Udelson JE, Lee KL, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U. Use of High-Risk Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Detection for Risk Stratification of Patients With Stable Chest Pain: A Secondary Analysis of the PROMISE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2018 Feb 1;3(2):144-152. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.4973.
PMID: 29322167DERIVEDLu MT, Meyersohn NM, Mayrhofer T, Bittner DO, Emami H, Puchner SB, Foldyna B, Mueller ME, Hearne S, Yang C, Achenbach S, Truong QA, Ghoshhajra BB, Patel MR, Ferencik M, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U. Central Core Laboratory versus Site Interpretation of Coronary CT Angiography: Agreement and Association with Cardiovascular Events in the PROMISE Trial. Radiology. 2018 Apr;287(1):87-95. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017172181. Epub 2017 Nov 27.
PMID: 29178815DERIVEDSharma A, Sekaran NK, Coles A, Pagidipati NJ, Hoffmann U, Mark DB, Lee KL, Al-Khalidi HR, Lu MT, Pellikka PA, Truong QA, Douglas PS. Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on the Evaluation of Stable Chest Pain Patients: Insights From the PROMISE (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain) Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 31;6(11):e007019. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007019.
PMID: 29089344DERIVEDLadapo JA, Coles A, Dolor RJ, Mark DB, Cooper L, Lee KL, Goldberg J, Shapiro MD, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Quantifying sociodemographic and income disparities in medical therapy and lifestyle among symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study in North America. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 29;7(9):e016364. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016364.
PMID: 28965093DERIVEDBudoff MJ, Mayrhofer T, Ferencik M, Bittner D, Lee KL, Lu MT, Coles A, Jang J, Krishnam M, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U; PROMISE Investigators. Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcium in the PROMISE Study (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain). Circulation. 2017 Nov 21;136(21):1993-2005. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030578. Epub 2017 Aug 28.
PMID: 28847895DERIVEDLu MT, Douglas PS, Udelson JE, Adami E, Ghoshhajra BB, Picard MH, Roberts R, Lee KL, Einstein AJ, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ, Carter W, Ridner M, Al-Khalidi HR, Hoffmann U. Safety of coronary CT angiography and functional testing for stable chest pain in the PROMISE trial: A randomized comparison of test complications, incidental findings, and radiation dose. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2017 Sep-Oct;11(5):373-382. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2017.08.005. Epub 2017 Aug 15.
PMID: 28838846DERIVEDHoffmann U, Ferencik M, Udelson JE, Picard MH, Truong QA, Patel MR, Huang M, Pencina M, Mark DB, Heitner JF, Fordyce CB, Pellikka PA, Tardif JC, Budoff M, Nahhas G, Chow B, Kosinski AS, Lee KL, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Prognostic Value of Noninvasive Cardiovascular Testing in Patients With Stable Chest Pain: Insights From the PROMISE Trial (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain). Circulation. 2017 Jun 13;135(24):2320-2332. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024360. Epub 2017 Apr 7.
PMID: 28389572DERIVEDFordyce CB, Douglas PS, Roberts RS, Hoffmann U, Al-Khalidi HR, Patel MR, Granger CB, Kostis J, Mark DB, Lee KL, Udelson JE; Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Investigators. Identification of Patients With Stable Chest Pain Deriving Minimal Value From Noninvasive Testing: The PROMISE Minimal-Risk Tool, A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Apr 1;2(4):400-408. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5501.
PMID: 28199464DERIVEDLadapo JA, Hoffmann U, Lee KL, Coles A, Huang M, Mark DB, Dolor RJ, Pelberg RA, Budoff M, Sigurdsson G, Severance HW, Douglas PS. Changes in Medical Therapy and Lifestyle After Anatomical or Functional Testing for Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Oct 12;5(10):e003807. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003807.
PMID: 27733347DERIVEDMark DB, Federspiel JJ, Cowper PA, Anstrom KJ, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Davidson-Ray L, Daniels MR, Cooper LS, Knight JD, Lee KL, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Economic Outcomes With Anatomical Versus Functional Diagnostic Testing for Coronary Artery Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Jul 19;165(2):94-102. doi: 10.7326/M15-2639. Epub 2016 May 24.
PMID: 27214597DERIVEDMark DB, Anstrom KJ, Sheng S, Baloch KN, Daniels MR, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Cooper LS, Lee KL, Douglas PS; PROMISE Investigators. Quality-of-Life Outcomes With Anatomic Versus Functional Diagnostic Testing Strategies in Symptomatic Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Results From the PROMISE Randomized Trial. Circulation. 2016 May 24;133(21):1995-2007. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.020259. Epub 2016 Apr 27.
PMID: 27143676DERIVEDDouglas PS, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Cavanaugh B, Cole J, Dolor RJ, Fordyce CB, Huang M, Khan MA, Kosinski AS, Krucoff MW, Malhotra V, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Yow E, Cooper LS, Lee KL; PROMISE Investigators. Outcomes of anatomical versus functional testing for coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 2;372(14):1291-300. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1415516. Epub 2015 Mar 14.
PMID: 25773919DERIVEDDouglas PS, Hoffmann U, Lee KL, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Anstrom K, Dolor RJ, Kosinski A, Krucoff MW, Mudrick DW, Patel MR, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Cooper L; PROMISE investigators. PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of chest pain: rationale and design of the PROMISE trial. Am Heart J. 2014 Jun;167(6):796-803.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.03.003. Epub 2014 Mar 18.
PMID: 24890527DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Pamela Douglas
- Organization
- Duke University Medical Center
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Pamela S Douglas, MD
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- DIAGNOSTIC
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 2, 2010
First Posted
August 3, 2010
Study Start
July 1, 2010
Primary Completion
October 1, 2014
Study Completion
October 1, 2014
Last Updated
February 29, 2016
Results First Posted
February 29, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
Data will be submitted to the NHLBI according to their guidelines which state"The data sets must be submitted to the study NHLBI study Program Official no later than 3 years after the end of the clinical activity (final patient follow-up, etc.) or 2 years after the main paper of the trial has been published, whichever comes first. Data are prepared by the study coordinating center and sent to the PO for review prior to release."