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NCT05354804: WESTCOR-POC
Aiming Towards Evidence Based Interpretation of Cardiac Biomarkers in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain Using Point of Care Assays
NA trial testing Troponin I (Siemens VTli) 0/1 hour algorithm in Acute Coronary Syndrome in 1,496 participants. Completed in 26 March 2024.
26 March 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Haukeland University Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | diagnostic |
| Enrollment | 1,496 |
| Start date | 14 March 2022 |
| Primary completion | 26 March 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 26 March 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across Norway |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Troponin I (Siemens VTli) 0/1 hour algorithm
- Troponin T (Roche Diagnostics) 0/1 hour ESC algorithm
Conditions studied
- Acute Coronary Syndrome — all drugs for Acute Coronary Syndrome →
Sponsor
Haukeland University Hospital
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The aim of the current study is to perform a RCT comparing safety and efficiency of a standard care (in-line with current ESC recommendations) to an algorithm that utilize a POC troponin tests for bedside measurement, the instruments could be located in the ED and return results in few minutes.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Aiming toWards Evidence baSed inTerpretation of Cardiac biOmarkers in patients pResenting with chest pain using Point of Care Testing (WESTCOR-POC): study design.
Thulin IVL, Jordalen SMF, Lekven OC, Krishnapillai J, et al · · 2023 · cited 4× · PMID 37905548 · DOI 10.1080/14017431.2023.2272585 -
Cardiac troponin at the point of care in acute and chronic coronary syndromes.
McDermott M, Tew YY, Cooper JG, Harry D, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40524517 · DOI 10.1111/dom.16503
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05354804 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Haukeland University Hospital
- Last refreshed: 19 July 2024
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