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The Clinical Influence of Developing a Sustainable Cardiac Surgery Service to Reduce the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

NCT04556188 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2025-06-12

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Summary

In this bi-directional program of education, training and research activities based on sustainable development goals aim is to develop cardiac surgery service in Ethiopia.

The aim is to evaluate the short and long-term outcome of cardiac surgery for rheumatic heart disease in a low-income country compared to individuals not offered cardiac surgery due to limited availability of the service. Second aim is to evaluate the quality of anticoagulant therapy in patients after cardiac surgery for rheumatic heart disease in a low-income country .

Conditions

  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Anticoagulant Adverse Reaction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cardiac surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Haukeland University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Addis Ababa University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-01
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Ethiopia
  • Norway

Study Locations

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