NCT02549794

Brief Summary

According to CT technology development, cardiac CT is very useful examination as noninvasive examination and the accuracy in locating lesions has increased to 95%. Specifically, cardiac CT has been performing a gateway role in reducing invasive cardiac angiography implemented solely for the purpose of diagnosis because of the invasive testing of makeshift cardiac angiography. However, cardiac CT also comes with the disadvantage that patients cannot avoid being exposed to radiation, so there has been much effort in appealing to reduce exposed radiation dose. Of these methods, the most effective is the method of repeatedly reconstitution by way of synchronized prospective ECG while using low tube-based potential. According to recent studies, the SNR(Signal Noise Ratio) and CNR(Contrast Noise Ratio) values representing image quality have been higher compared to the combined method of image reconstruction by makeshift filtered back projection and condition of image acquisition by patient BMI. Also, the administered amount of contrast agent can be reduced for achieving the same contrast effect due to the advantage of the increased effect of contrast enhancement by using low tube voltage. Therefore, the efficacy studies of using low concentration of contrast agents in conditions of using low tube voltage are being processed. This study intends to prove that image quality does not deteriorate by suitable image reconstruction method with low concentration contrast agent compared to the combined method of the makeshift filtered back projection image reconstruction method and the conditions of image acquisition according to BMI with general amount of contrast agent.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable coronary-artery-disease

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2015

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 10, 2015

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 16, 2015

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 15, 2015

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 27, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 27, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

January 29, 2019

Status Verified

January 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

1.7 years

First QC Date

August 16, 2015

Last Update Submit

January 27, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

low concentration contrast agentLow dose contrast agentcomputed tomography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Assess HU (Hounsfield unit) for image quality of 3 different protocol of contrast media in coronary CT angiography

    7 days

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Qualitative evaluation of image quality of coronary artery

    7 days

  • Quantitative analysis of image quality using measuring HU

    7 days

  • Diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography compared to invasive coronary angiography

    7 days

Study Arms (3)

High concentration (370)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

CT angiography with hign concentration iodine contrast agent of 370 mg iodine/ml

Procedure: CT angiography with high concentration contrast agent

Low concentration (320)

EXPERIMENTAL

CT angiography with low concentration iodine contrast agent of 320 mg iodine/ml

Procedure: CT angiography with low concentration contrast agent (320)

Low concentration (270)

EXPERIMENTAL

CT angiography with low concentration iodine contrast agent of 270 mg iodine/ml

Procedure: CT angiography with low concentration contrast agent (270)

Interventions

Standard concentration of iodine contrast agent for CT

High concentration (370)

Two interventional arms use two different low concentration of iodine contrast agents, which is 320mgI/ml and 270mgI/ml respectively.

Low concentration (320)

Two interventional arms use two different low concentration of iodine contrast agents, which is 320mgI/ml and 270mgI/ml respectively.

Low concentration (270)

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adults at least 20 years old
  • Subject who had requested a coronary CT angiography as per a clinical disease

You may not qualify if:

  • Subject suspected as having myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris, coronary artery disease
  • Subject with heart attack within 40 days prior to the CT scan
  • Subject with diagnosed complicated heart anomaly
  • BMI (body mass index) \> 35kg/m2
  • Serum creatinine ≥1.5mg/dl of renal insufficiency
  • Subject with pregnancy or unknown pregnancy
  • Subject with history of hypersensitivity reaction of contrast agents
  • Subject has contraindication of using nitroglycerine
  • Subject has plan to participate or enrolled in other randomized clinical trial for cardiovascular disease.
  • Subject has contraindication of using adenosine (e.g. bronchial asthma, 2-3 degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome, SBP (systolic blood pressure) less than 90mmHg, recent prescribed history of dipyridamole, hypersensitivity of adenosine)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Severance hospital

Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Im DJ, Kim YH, Choo KS, Kang JW, Jung JI, Won Y, Kim HR, Chung MH, Han K, Choi BW. Comparison of coronary computed tomography angiography image quality with high- and low-concentration contrast agents (CONCENTRATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Jul 15;17(1):315. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1441-y.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coronary DiseaseMyocardial IschemiaHeart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesArteriosclerosisArterial Occlusive DiseasesVascular Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 16, 2015

First Posted

September 15, 2015

Study Start

July 10, 2015

Primary Completion

March 27, 2017

Study Completion

March 27, 2017

Last Updated

January 29, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

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