Impact of General Practice Follow-up on Emergency Hospitalization of Patients Admitted for Chest Pain

NCT06693063 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: EDS_2024_douleurthoracique
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a prospective observational study carried out in the emergency department of Emile Roux Hospital. Its aim is to compare the medical, psychological and social characteristics of patients followed up by a general practitioner and those without regular follow-up, using an anonymous questionnaire completed by the general practitioner in the emergency department, for patients consulting for the reason "chest pain".

Conditions

Chest Pain

Keywords

emergency admission; general practitioner

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Compare the hospitalization rate of patients admitted for chest pain, according to their medical follow-up by a general practitioner.

  Only once, within 24 hours of admission to the emergency department

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Describe the population of patients admitted to the Emile Roux hospital emergency department with chest pain and followed by a general practitioner versus those without medical follow-up.

  Only once, within 24 hours of admission to the emergency department

Study Arms (2)

Patient followed by a general practitionner

GP consulted in the last 12 months

Other: Data collection

Patient not followed by a general practitionner

Patient without regular follow-up

Other: Data collection

Interventions

Data collection OTHER

Some data will be collected for all patients included: medical and family history, chest pain data and medical care data

Patient followed by a general practitionner; Patient not followed by a general practitionner

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient admitted to Emile Roux hospital emergency department with chest pain

You may qualify if:

• Patient admitted to Emile Roux hospital emergency department with chest pain
• Patient affiliated to the Social security system
• Patient able to give informed non-opposition to participating in research

You may not qualify if:

• Patient under guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice or prisoners
• Patient with cognitive disorders
• Pregnant or breast-feeding women
• Refusal to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux: lead

Study Sites (1)

Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000, France

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chest Pain

Interventions

Data Collection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Luc PIGEON

  Hospital Center Emile Roux, Le Puy-en-Velay (France)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Luc PIGEON, MD

CONTACT

+33471043885; luc.pigeon@ch-lepuy.fr

Marlène BONNEFOI

CONTACT

marlene.bonnefoi@ch-lepuy.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2024
• First Posted: November 18, 2024
• Study Start: October 14, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: November 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

FR (1)