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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