Status:
UNKNOWN
Harnessing Alternative Resources to Aid Kenyans With Acute Illness
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Oxford
Kenyatta National Hospital
Conditions:
Cardiorespiratory Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
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 t...
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 insuffici...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any one of:
- Systolic blood pressure \<90 millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
- Mean arterial pressure (MAP)\<65 millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
- Shock index \>1 (heart rate/systolic blood pressure)
- Respiratory rate \> 30 breaths/minute
- Oxygen saturations \<94%
- Arterial oxygen partial pressure (paO2) \<60 millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
- Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (paCO2) \>50 millimetres of mercury(mmHg)
Exclusion
- Trauma
- Pregnancy
- Patients requiring immediate life-saving interventions eg cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
732 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04344418
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
April 30 2021
Last Update
April 14 2020
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