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Stress effect on myocardial perfusion scan

The image quality and myocardial to visceral uptake ratio in myocardial perfusion scan using pharmacological stress with sub-maximal exercise in comparison with pharmacological stress alone.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201205279881N1
Enrollment
98
Registered
2012-07-04
Start date
2012-06-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: Ischemic Heart Disease. Condition 2: Ischemic Heart Disease. Condition 3: Ischemic Heart Disease. Angina pectoris Other acute ischaemic heart diseases Chronic ischaemic heart disease

Interventions

Intervention 1: Interventional group: submaximal exercise upto 3 minutes at phase 1 of Bruce protocol using tredmil in addition to conventional pharmacological stress. Intervention 2: Control group:
Treatment - Drugs
Interventional group: submaximal exercise upto 3 minutes at phase 1 of Bruce protocol using tredmil in addition to conventional pharmacological stress
Control group: Conventional pharmacological stress alone

Sponsors

Deputy of Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 149 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age more than 20 years; non-pregnant; non-breast feeding (for female patients); intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery disease on the basis of Framingham Risk Score and Exclusion criteria: Asthma; chronic renal failure; left bundle branch block; severe AV block; Irregularly cardiac arrythmia; pacemaker; disability to perfom submaximal exercise; congestive heart failure with EF<15%; hepatic insufficiency; cholestasis; severe aortic stenosis; patient refusal to cooperate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Myocardial to liver activity ratio. Timepoint: 15, 60, 120 and 180 minutes after radiotracer injection. Method of measurement: Reconstruction software of SPECT.;Myocardial to colon (splenic curve) activity ratio. Timepoint: 15, 60, 120 and 180 minutes after radiotracer injection. Method of measurement: Reconstruction software of SPECT.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Babak Fallahi

Research Institute for Nuclear Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

bfallahi@sina.tums.ac.ir+98 21 8863 3333

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026