RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06445231

Echocardiography in Nursing Home

Implementation and Effectiveness of Screening Echocardiography Performed in Nursing Home: ECHOGER


Sponsor

Nantes University Hospital

Enrollment

1,050 participants

Start Date

Oct 2, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The study seeks to explore the implementation characteristics (acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, adoption, fidelity, penetration, implementation cost and sustainability) of systematic echocardiography in nursing homes and its impact on rates of heart failure flare-up and unscheduled hospitalization at 12 months among included nursing homes.


Eligibility

Min Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

  • Nursing homes residents with a life-expectancy estimated \> 1 year, and able to participate to the study, giving an oral consent

Exclusion Criteria5

  • no accessible to echocardiography
  • closed unit (severe Alzheimer disease…)
  • recent contagious disease such Covid (\<15 days)
  • no consent to participate
  • no social security number

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTImplementation of echocardiography in nursing homes

An ultrasound will be carried out in the EHPAD, the result of which will be interpreted by a cardiologist then sent to the establishment and the attending physician with instructions to follow.


Locations(1)

Nantes University Hospital

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

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