Effectiveness of a School-centered Primary and Secondary Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 16
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age 5-16 years
• Attending Tulsi Secondary Boarding School in Tulsipur, Nepal.
Locations
Other Locations
Nepal
Tulsi Secondary Boarding School
RECRUITING
Tulsi̇̄pur
Contact Information
Primary
Thomas Pilgrim, Prof. Dr.
kardio.studien@insel.ch
0041316325000
Backup
Krishna Agrawal, Prof. Dr.
agrawalkris@gmail.com
+977 985 7045721
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 2300
Treatments
Experimental: Experimental: Implementation of a dedicated 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.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern