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
- Diseases
- Heart failure
- 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
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
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