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Implementing the 6th Generation Cardiac Troponin T

Key facts

Who runs it
Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch
Where
Denmark and Norway22 sites in 2 countriesChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
22,600 people, planned
Started
1 Aug 2026
Expected to end
31 Jul 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Use of the 6th generation of cardiac troponin T assay
  • Standard arm (5th generation of troponin T)
Record updated
13 November 2026

Who can take part

Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Admitted at any of the participating hospitals
  • At least one measurement of cardiac troponin T as a part of routine care in the ED

Who cannot take part

  • Readmission within the study followup

This trial has no sites in United States.

It has sites in 2 countries. Choose a country to see its sites.

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This study will test how a new blood test for troponin T can be introduced into routine hospital care in Denmark and Norway. The study will look at whether the new test helps doctors assess and treat patients with possible heart problems more effectively and safely.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • 5th generation cardiac troponin T armExisting treatment, for comparison

    Treatment is based on the use of the 5th generation troponin T assay

    Treatment: Standard arm (5th generation of troponin T)

  • 6th generation cardiac troponin T armTreatment being tested

    Treatment is based on the use of the new 6th generation troponin T assay

    Treatment: Use of the 6th generation of cardiac troponin T assay

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Implementing the 6th Generation Cardiac Troponin T: A Stepped Wedged Cluster-randomized Trial
Record updated
13 November 2026