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Echocardiography in Nursing Home
Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital
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.
Official title: Implementation and Effectiveness of Screening Echocardiography Performed in Nursing Home: ECHOGER
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1050
Start Date
2024-10-02
Completion Date
2030-01-01
Last Updated
2025-12-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Implementation 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