Could a home test replace hospital visits for chest pain?
NCT ID NCT06325020
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
The ORACLE study is testing a new way to evaluate people with possible angina (chest pain) within one day of their doctor's referral. Participants fill out a digital health questionnaire at home, then have an ECG and a blood test for heart damage markers. The goal is to see if this quick, community-based risk assessment is feasible and can sort patients into low, intermediate, or high risk for future heart problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to faster, more convenient chest pain assessments, reducing hospital visits and helping doctors identify high-risk patients sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early feasibility study with only 500 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment, only a new assessment process.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
All patients referred to the rapid access chest pain service within NHS Lothian will be eligible to participate in our feasibility study.
- Ages
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30 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: * \>30 years of age * Referral to the rapid access chest pain clinic with possible new onset or worsening angina Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to give informed consent. * Previous recruitment to the study. * Acute coronary syndrome within 3 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NHS Lothian
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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