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2025-12-25 @ 5:01 AM
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2025-12-26 @ 4:02 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04344418
Status:
UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted:
2020-04-14
First Post:
2020-04-07
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
False
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Harnessing Alternative Resources to Aid Kenyans With Acute Illness
Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Impact of Nurse-Led Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Versus Usual Care on Time to Diagnosis in Adults With Cardiorespiratory Failure: A Two-Cluster Stepped Wedge Clinical Feasibility Trial
Status:
UNKNOWN
Status Verified Date:
2020-04
Last Known Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
HARAKA-2
Brief Summary:
Kenya does not have enough experts to perform heart scans in patients who are very sick and in need of urgent intervention. The purpose of this research is to find out whether training Kenyan nurses to perform basic heart scans would shorten the time it takes to know whether the heart and lungs are working normally in very sick patients, to guide treatment. Patients will be placed into one of two groups: One group will have a quick scan of the heart and lungs carried out by trained nurses to see how well these organs are working, in addition to receiving the normal care offered at the hospital. The other group will receive the normal care offered in the hospital only and will not have a scan performed by these nurses. The time it takes to make a diagnosis between the two groups will then be compared. Should the group that has heart scans by nurses be found to spend less time waiting for a diagnosis to be made, more nurses in Kenya will be trained to provide this service, to minimise delays in our emergency departments.
Detailed Description:
Echocardiography is a useful, non-invasive diagnostic tool in time-critical emergencies. A national shortage of cardiologists and of doctors in Kenya however further compounds the problem of insufficient staff for emergency care and of any capacity building efforts. To achieve the goals of Sustainable Development Goal Number 3 (SDG-3) and realise the government's vision of universal healthcare for all, alternatives to the human resource challenge are key. Modifying the Scope of Practice of Kenyan nurses is one possible solution. Task-shifting traditionally cardiologist roles such as focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) could shorten the time it takes to make a diagnosis in patients with cardiorespiratory failure of likely cardiac origin, making prolonged turnaround times in our public facilities a thing of the past. Our overarching aim is to harness the power of nurses doing FoCUS. The central hypothesis of this work is that in patients with cardiorespiratory failure, a nurse-led FoCUS-guided service would shorten time to diagnosis, supporting interventions and improving outcomes among the critically ill. Insight into potential barriers and enablers for the implementation of a nurse-performed FoCUS service in Kenya is crucial for the success of such a service redesign.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: