Usefulness of Chest Wall Tenderness as Bedside Test to Exclude Acute Coronary Syndrome in Different Demographic Groups

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

110

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2013

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2014

Conditions
Chest Pain
Interventions
OTHER

Clinical examination: chest wall tenderness

The physical examination includes the testing of chest wall tenderness: Palpation of chest wall tenderness in lying 30° elevation of chest position. Flat index with standardized pressure where spontaneous maximum pain is reported (reproducible vs. not reproducible pain vs. no pain). Negative control (right side of chest mid-clavicle intercostal 6/7), reproducible vs. not reproducible pain vs. no pain.

Trial Locations (1)

8091

University Hospital Zurich, Division of Internal Medicine, Zurich

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Zurich

OTHER

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