A quick scoring tool may help emergency call centers spot the most dangerous chest pain cases
NCT ID NCT06859021
First seen Sep 08, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether the HAR score, a simple tool based on history, age, and risk factors, can help emergency dispatchers decide how urgently to respond to chest pain calls. Researchers will follow about 800 adults who call emergency services with non-traumatic chest pain in three French regions. Each caller gets a follow-up call 30 days later to check for major heart events, and the team compares the score's predictions with what actually happens.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HAR score as a decision-support tool for emergency call dispatchers
- What this could lead to
- If the HAR score works, it could help emergency dispatchers send help faster to high-risk chest pain callers and reduce delays for those needing urgent care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. The score may not prove accurate enough in real-world calls, and the results depend on how well dispatchers apply it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 796 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients calling center 15 for chest pain
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient of legal age (≥ 18 years) * Calling Center 15 from 49, 72 or 37 * Expressing non-traumatic chest pain, even if this is not the main reason for seeking help. Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment in departments other than 49, 72 and 37 * Poor understanding of the French language * Non-affiliated or non-beneficiary of a social security scheme * Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Person under forced psychiatric care * Person subject to a legal protection measure * Person unable to express his/her non-opposition. * Follow-up at Day 30 impossible for any reason * Person having expressed his/her opposition to the collection of his/her data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU de Tours
RECRUITINGTours, 37000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Le Mans
RECRUITINGLe Mans, 72000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, 49000, France
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