CARE-CP (Testing a Cardiovascular Ambulatory Rapid Evaluation for Patients With Chest Pain)
CARE-CP (Testing a Cardiovascular Ambulatory Rapid Evaluation for Patients With Chest Pain )
About This Trial
The goal of this study is to determine if rapid outpatient evaluation vs hospitalization management is the best strategy (based on patient-centered measures and safe, equitable, and efficient resource use) for evaluating patients with acute chest pain who are at moderate risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Patients will be randomized in the Emergency Department to either an outpatient evaluation (CARE-CP) or hospitalization evaluation for their symptoms.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
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Treatments Being Tested
Outpatient Evaluation
Subjects will receive an outpatient evaluation within 72 of being discharged from the ED.
Hospitalization Evaluation
Patients randomized to this arm receive evaluation for their symptoms in a hospital ward, observation unit, or emergency department boarding.