Simple test could cut unnecessary hospital visits for chest pain
NCT ID NCT05827237
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a clinical decision rule, combining a 5-question heart score with a rapid blood test, could safely reduce unnecessary hospital referrals for chest pain. Nearly 950 adults with new chest pain were seen by their general practitioner. The goal was to see if the rule could accurately rule out a heart attack or major heart problems within 6 weeks to 6 months, while also being cost-effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Clinical decision rule (Marburg Heart Score and high-sensitive troponin I point of care test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this decision rule could help general practitioners safely identify low-risk chest pain patients, reducing unnecessary hospital referrals and healthcare costs.
- What could go wrong
- The rule may not be accurate enough in all populations, and false negatives could miss a heart attack. The study was completed but results are not yet widely implemented.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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946 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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.
- 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: * ≥18 years of age * Acute chest pain * Seen by general practitioner Exclusion Criteria: * \<1 hour since onset of symptoms * Inability to speak or understand Dutch * Hemodynamic instability
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, South Holland, 2300 RC, Netherlands
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