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Heart Failure Self Care Education in Rwanda

NCT07722468 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2026-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In Rwanda, patients with heart failure may have low health education about their condition. Heart failure care requires active patient involvement. Self-care of heart failure requires healthy lifestyle, attention to symptoms, proper action when new symptoms develop. However, many patients may choose to stop taking medications when they are feeling well, or disregard new symptoms when they develop and delaying care until their condition is more severe. Educating patients in self-care for heart failure can be achieved by clinical staff with the support of patient handbooks or flip books. Self-care education materials have been developed by the research team in Haiti and have been adapted for Rwanda.

This study will use a cluster, stepped wedge design. Patients are already in clusters based on their health facility. The order of implementation will be randomized by the cluster. The primary outcome is heart failure knowledge assessed pre- and post-intervention through a structured survey.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

HF Education

The non-communicable disease clinic nurse educator will deliver the education. An illustrated flip book to guide the education. Participants will be given a simplified handout summarizing key educational objectives. These educational tools are translated in Kinyarwanda.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Inshuti Mu Buzima, Rwanda

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gene F Kwan, MD MPH · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-30
Primary Completion
2028-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • Rwanda

Study Locations

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Diseases

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