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NCT06769880Completed

Use of Bedside Imaging and Community Health Workers for Early Screening and Referral of Pre-symptomatic Stage B Heart Failure in the Emergency Department

Combating Health Disparities Using Bedside Imaging and Community Health Workers for Early Screening and Referral of Pre-symptomatic Stage B Heart Failure in the Emergency Department

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

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.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100 (actual)
First submitted
6 Jan 2025
Start date
13 Oct 2025
Primary completion date
1 Aug 2026
Lead sponsor
Rush University Medical Center
NCT number
NCT06769880

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 100
  • From 13 Oct 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Aug 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Symptoms of acute heart failure (difficulty breathing, leg swelling)
  • History of heart failure

Other

  • Unable to tolerate an ultrasound examination
  • No access to a phone for follow up

Who the study is looking for

  • Must be 45 years of age or older
  • Must have high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, or obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2)

Age in the registry: 45 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Rush University Medical Center
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status

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