Use of Bedside Imaging and Community Health Workers for Early Screening and Referral of Pre-symptomatic Stage B Heart Failure in the Emergency Department

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
Rush University Medical Center
Study ID
NCT06769880
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Heart Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
45 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Ultrasound and Educational Intervention — OTHER
    This will include the educational intervention combined with a point-of-care ultrasound
  • Educational Intervention Alone — OTHER
    This will include only the educational intervention (without ultrasound)

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can increase participant engagement and changes in behavior among adults with risk factors for pre-symptomatic heart failure presenting to the emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does POCUS increase understanding of heart failure and the likelihood to improve diet, exercise, and follow up? 2. Does POCUS improve diet, exercise, follow up, and self-efficacy at three months post-intervention? Researchers will compare an educational intervention with versus without POCUS to see if POCUS works to improve outcomes. Participants will: Receive either the educational intervention alone or an educational intervention plus POCUS. They will report the difference in their understanding and likelihood to improve diet, exercise, and follow up immediately post-intervention. They will also report changes in diet, exercise, follow up, and self-efficacy at three months post-intervention.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 13, 2025
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Sep 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Placebo Comparator: Educational Intervention Alone
  • Experimental: Ultrasound and Educational Intervention

Primary Outcome Measure

Rate of Primary Care Follow Up [ Time Frame: 3 Months Post-Intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Rush University Medical CenterChicagoIllinois60612
Aylin Ornelas Loredo, MMS
[email protected]
312-563-0645
Michelle Santangelo, MS
[email protected]
312-563-0645
Michael Gottlieb, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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