From: Diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal chest pain: design of a multi-purpose trial
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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To be included in the project the participant must | Patients will not be included if any of the following conditions are present |
- Have chest pain as their primary complaint. | - Acute coronary syndrome. |
- Have an acute episode of pain of less than 7 days duration before admission. | - Previous Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or Coronary Artery By-pass Grafting. |
- Consent to the standardized evaluation program at the chest pain clinic. | - Chest pain from other definite cause, cardiac or non-cardiac. The condition must be verified clinically during admission (i.e. pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, dissection of the aorta, ...). |
- Have pain in the thorax and/or neck. | - Inflammatory joint disease. |
- Be able to read and understand Danish. | - Insulin dependent diabetes |
- Be between 18 and 75 year of age. | - Fibromyalgia. |
- Be a resident of the Funen County | - Malignant disease. |
 | - Apoplexy, dementia, or unable to cooperate. |
 | - Major osseous anomaly. |
 | - Osteoporosis. |
 | - Pregnancy. |
 | - Does not want to participate. |
 | - Other – the reason for non-inclusion will be registered. |