Studies how delays in reaching hospital affect heart attack outcomes
Observes how delays before and during hospital care affect adults with heart attacks.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Impact of Pre-Hospital and Hospital Delays on Myocardial Infarction Outcomes
Key facts
- Where
- Baghdad, IraqSee the site
Where in Iraq
- College of Medicine - Al-Nahrain UniversityBaghdad, IraqTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Al-Nahrain University
- Trial code
- NCT06738498
- Record updated
- 17 September 2026
- Original description
The goal of this prospective observational study is to investigate the impact of pre-hospital and hospital delays on the outcomes of myocardial infarction (MI) patients admitted to Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital, Baghdad.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Impact of Pre-Hospital and Hospital Delays on Myocardial Infarction Outcomes: A Prospective Study
The goal of this prospective observational study is to investigate the impact of pre-hospital and hospital delays on the outcomes of myocardial infarction (MI) patients admitted to Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital, Baghdad.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
How do pre-hospital delays (e.g., patient transport and first medical contact) affect clinical outcomes such as mortality, complication rates, and recovery time in MI patients? What is the influence of hospital-related delays (e.g., time to intervention or reperfusion therapy) on the prognosis of MI patients?
Participants will:
Be monitored for the time elapsed from symptom onset to first medical contact and subsequent time intervals during hospital care.
Have their clinical outcomes, including in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and post-intervention complications, recorded and analyzed.
Inclusion: Patients who provide informed consent (or a legal representative provides consent if the patient is unable to do so); Patients who undergo reperfusion therapy, such as thrombolysis or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); Patients admitted to Al-Kadhimiya Teaching Hospital within 12 hours of symptom onset.
Exclusion: Patients with non-acute myocardial infarction (e.g., stable angina, prior MI); Patients who are transferred to another facility before reperfusion therapy is initiated; Patients with severe comorbidities (e.g., advanced cancer, end-stage renal disease) that may complicate outcome assessments or interfere with treatment protocols; Pregnant women or breastfeeding women.