NCT02355548

Outpatient Treatment of Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism

Rapid Risk Stratification for Outpatient Treatment of Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Intermountain Health Care, Inc. · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is looking at the safety and effectiveness of treating Patients diagnosed with a low-risk Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in an outpatient setting instead of the standard, in-patient hospitalization. Patients have several medical tests done during their Emergency Department visit. Based on those tests, those who are determined to have a low-risk PE are eligible to participate in the study. Those choosing to participate are discharged after 12 hours of medical observation. Patients who choose to participate are followed up by telephone approximately 90 days later.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Embolism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Outpatient Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism	Patients who participate in the study will be treated for their pulmonary embolism in an outpatient setting instead of being hospitalized.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2015-02-04
• Last updated: 2018-11-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States