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Accelerating Delivery of rheUmatic Heart Disease Preventive iNterventions in Northern Uganda

NCT05783375 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 221

Last updated 2026-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this prospective study is to evaluate the feasibility, sustainability, and public health impact of a district-based program for secondary prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in Uganda.

Conditions

  • Rheumatic Heart Disease

Interventions

OTHER

ADUNU program for delivery of RHD care services

The ADUNU program will be deployed by the Ugandan Ministry of Health and the involved District Health Offices to include echocardiography integrated into primary healthcare to screen for RHD and a registry-based care system to keep patients linked to care and prophylaxis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uganda Heart Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrea Z Beaton · Cincinnati Chidren's hospital

  • Emmy H Okello · Uganda Heart Institute

  • David Watkins · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2028-01-31

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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