NCT03101384

Brief Summary

Diagnostic errors have been reported frequently in patient with pulmonary embolism since symptoms are not specific. However, there is only scarce evidence that the delay associated with diagnostic errors may impact patient prognosis. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of diagnostic errors and if they are associated with more severe pulmonary embolism in term of initial presentation and complications.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
302

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2017

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 29, 2017

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 5, 2017

Completed
6 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 11, 2017

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

June 2, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.5 years

First QC Date

March 29, 2017

Last Update Submit

June 1, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Severity of pulmonary embolism at the time of diagnosis

    According to the 2014 Europe Society of Cardiology classification that combine clinical characteristics, signs of right ventricular dysfunction on imaging test and cardiac laboratory biomarkers

    Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Complication of pulmonary embolism

    Day 30 and 180

  • Frequency of diagnostic errors

    Day 1

  • Characteristic of patient with diagnosis errors

    Day 30

Study Arms (2)

Patient with a diagnostic error

Defined by one of : 1. Absence of prescribed test included in an accepted pulmonary diagnosis algorithm in the next 48h00 after the firts contact with a physician 2. Absence of prescribed test included in an accepted pulmonary diagnosis algorithm by the first contacted physician but the diagnostic is done before 48h00 because the patient went at the emergency room on his own initiative. 3. More than one doctor consulted before the diagnostic of pulmonary embolism (excluding the emergency physician if the patient was referred by the 1st contact doctor)

Other: Diagnostic error

Patient without a diagnostic error

Any patient that did not meet the criteria to define the diagnostic error

Interventions

There is no intervention in our study. Patient will be managed with usual care. We will divide patients in the 2 groups according to the presence of diagnostic error.

Patient with a diagnostic error

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patient with an episode of first acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism

You may qualify if:

  • years and older
  • Episode of symptomatic acute pulmonary embolism objectively proven

You may not qualify if:

  • Below 18 years of age
  • Patient chronically receiving therapeutic anticoagulation
  • Pulmonary embolism complicating a current hospitalisation for another medical reason
  • Asymptomatic pulmonary embolism

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75015, France

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary EmbolismThrombosisEmbolism

Interventions

Diagnostic Errors

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesEmbolism and ThrombosisVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DiagnosisMedical ErrorsHealth ServicesHealth Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

  • Guy Meyer, Pr

    Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professeur des Universités

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 29, 2017

First Posted

April 5, 2017

Study Start

April 11, 2017

Primary Completion

October 1, 2018

Study Completion

April 1, 2019

Last Updated

June 2, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

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