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Use of Bedside Imaging and Community Health Workers for Early Screening and Referral of Pre-symptomatic Stage B Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
Led by Rush University Medical Center · Updated on 2025-11-21
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
50 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
R
Rush University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can increase participant engagement and changes in behavior among adults with risk factors for pre-symptomatic heart failure presenting to the emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does POCUS increase understanding of heart failure and the likelihood to improve diet, exercise, and follow up? 2. Does POCUS improve diet, exercise, follow up, and self-efficacy at three months post-intervention? Researchers will compare an educational intervention with versus without POCUS to see if POCUS works to improve outcomes. Participants will: Receive either the educational intervention alone or an educational intervention plus POCUS. They will report the difference in their understanding and likelihood to improve diet, exercise, and follow up immediately post-intervention. They will also report changes in diet, exercise, follow up, and self-efficacy at three months post-intervention.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Use of Bedside Imaging and Community Health Workers for Early Screening and Referral of Pre-symptomatic Stage B Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be 45 years of age or older
- Must have high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, or obesity (body mass index �30 kg/m2)
You will not qualify if you...
- Symptoms of acute heart failure (difficulty breathing, leg swelling)
- History of heart failure
- Unable to tolerate an ultrasound examination
- No access to a phone for follow up
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Aylin Ornelas Loredo, MMS
CONTACT
M
Michelle Santangelo, MS
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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