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

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (4) locations...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Observational
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 .

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 14
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Cardiac surgery due to rheumatic heart disease at the governmental Black Lion University Hospital during the bi-directional programme of education, training and Research to establish Cardiac surgery service

Locations
Other Locations
Ethiopia
Black Lion University Hospital
RECRUITING
Addis Ababa
Norway
Haukeland University Hospital
RECRUITING
Bergen
Oslo University Hospital
RECRUITING
Oslo
St. Olav University Hospital
RECRUITING
Trondheim
Contact Information
Primary
Haavard Dalen, MD, PhD
havard.dalen@ntnu.no
74098206
Backup
Rune Haaverstad, MD, PhD
rune.haaverstad@helse-bergen.no
55 97 22 20
Time Frame
Start Date: 2016-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Cases
RHD patients undergoing Cardiac surgery at Addis Abeba University Hospital
RHD controls
RHD patients not offered Cardiac surgery
Anticoagulation controls
Norwegian patients on anticoagulant therapy due to mechanical valve implants
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Collaborators: Haukeland University Hospital, Addis Ababa University

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