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| Name | Class |
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| Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | OTHER |
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A prospective multicentre study aiming to validate the clinical utility and safety of an optimised low-dose computed-tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) protocol for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy
The OPTICA study is the first prospective study of a low-dose CTPA protocol for the pregnant population. It will define the achievable dose, image quality and safety of this protocol and provide an evidence base upon which modern CTPA protocols can be appropriately compared to scintigraphy for this population.
Pregnant women undergoing the specified low-dose CTPA protocol for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), agreed across study sites with equivalent computed-tomography (CT) capabilities, will be included. Independent review of CTPAs by two radiology consultants, image data analysis and 3-month patient follow up will be performed.
The diagnostic algorithm employs chest-x-ray and lower limb Doppler if lower limb symptoms are present, followed by CTPA in cases where advanced imaging is required. D-dimer is permitted within the diagnostic algorithm for patients recruited after implementation of the updated 2019 "European Society of Cardiology guidelines for diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism".
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Pregnant Patients with Suspected PE | Pregnant Patients with Suspected pulmonary embolism undergoing low dose CT pulmonary angiogram |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| OPTICA CTPA Protocol | Diagnostic Test | Low dose CT pulmonary angiogram protocol |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence of Venous Thrombo-Embolism (VTE) | 3-month incidence of venous thromboembolism in pregnant patients in whom pulmonary embolism was excluded at baseline CT pulmonary angiogram. | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Maternal Effective Dose | Maternal Effective Dose | 3 months |
| Breast Radiation Dose | Breast Dose | 3 months |
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Pregnant Patients with Suspected pulmonary embolism
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ciara Gillespie, MB BCH BAO | Contact | +353 1 8032000 | 4230 | ciaragillespie@mater.ie |
| Peter MacMahon, MB BCH BAO | Contact | +353 1 8032000 | pmacmahon@mater.ie |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | Recruiting | Dublin | D07R2WY | Ireland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 30921536 | Background | Gillespie C, Foley S, Rowan M, Ewins K, NiAinle F, MacMahon P. The OPTICA study (Optimised Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography in Pregnancy Quality and Safety study): Rationale and design of a prospective trial assessing the quality and safety of an optimised CTPA protocol in pregnancy. Thromb Res. 2019 May;177:172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Mar 13. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011655 | Pulmonary Embolism |
| D054556 | Venous Thromboembolism |
| ID | Term |
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| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D004617 | Embolism |
| D016769 | Embolism and Thrombosis |
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| Foetal Radiation Dose | Foetal (Uterine) Dose | 3 months |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | Image Quality - Objective Variable | 3 months |
| Contrast to Noise Ratio | Image Quality - Objective Variable | 3 months |
| Mean Pulmonary Trunk Enhancement | Image Quality - Objective Variable (Hounsfield Units) | 3 months |
| Subjective Imaging Quality Grade | Subjective Imaging Quality Score: Score 1 - 5. Lowest score of 1 indicates a non diagnostic quality study. Best score of 5 indicates excellent quality / excellent opacification to the segmental pulmonary vessel level. | 3 months |
| D014652 |
| Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D013923 | Thromboembolism |