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Effectiveness of a School-centered Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease

NCT05504928 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2300

Last updated 2022-08-17

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Summary

The overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-centered primary and secondary prevention program on the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among schoolchildren in Nepal, and to investigate the role of socioeconomic and environmental factors in the development and progression of rheumatic heart disease.

Conditions

  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children

Interventions

OTHER

School nurse program

School nurse program providing health care through assessment, intervention and follow-up of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis and facilitation of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis for children with latent rheumatic heart disease.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Pilgrim, Prof. Dr. · Bern University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-01
Completion
2026-12-01

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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