Harnessing Alternative Resources to Aid Kenyans With Acute Illness (HARAKA-2)
12 avril 2020 mis à jour par: Dr. Wangari Waweru-Siika, Aga Khan University
Impact of Nurse-Led Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Versus Usual Care on Time to Diagnosis in Adults With Cardiorespiratory Failure: A Two-Cluster Stepped Wedge Clinical Feasibility Trial
Kenya does not have enough experts to perform heart scans in patients who are very sick and in need of urgent intervention.
The purpose of this research is to find out whether training Kenyan nurses to perform basic heart scans would shorten the time it takes to know whether the heart and lungs are working normally in very sick patients, to guide treatment.
Patients will be placed into one of two groups: One group will have a quick scan of the heart and lungs carried out by trained nurses to see how well these organs are working, in addition to receiving the normal care offered at the hospital.
The other group will receive the normal care offered in the hospital only and will not have a scan performed by these nurses.
The time it takes to make a diagnosis between the two groups will then be compared.
Should the group that has heart scans by nurses be found to spend less time waiting for a diagnosis to be made, more nurses in Kenya will be trained to provide this service, to minimise delays in our emergency departments.
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Inconnue
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
Echocardiography is a useful, non-invasive diagnostic tool in time-critical emergencies.
A national shortage of cardiologists and of doctors in Kenya however further compounds the problem of insufficient staff for emergency care and of any capacity building efforts.
To achieve the goals of Sustainable Development Goal Number 3 (SDG-3) and realise the government's vision of universal healthcare for all, alternatives to the human resource challenge are key.
Modifying the Scope of Practice of Kenyan nurses is one possible solution.
Task-shifting traditionally cardiologist roles such as focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) could shorten the time it takes to make a diagnosis in patients with cardiorespiratory failure of likely cardiac origin, making prolonged turnaround times in our public facilities a thing of the past.
Our overarching aim is to harness the power of nurses doing FoCUS.
The central hypothesis of this work is that in patients with cardiorespiratory failure, a nurse-led FoCUS-guided service would shorten time to diagnosis, supporting interventions and improving outcomes among the critically ill.
Insight into potential barriers and enablers for the implementation of a nurse-performed FoCUS service in Kenya is crucial for the success of such a service redesign.
Type d'étude
Interventionnel
Inscription (Anticipé)
732
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
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Critères de participation
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Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)
Accepte les volontaires sains
Non
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
Tout
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
Any one of:
- Systolic blood pressure <90 millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
- Mean arterial pressure (MAP)<65 millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
- Shock index >1 (heart rate/systolic blood pressure)
- Respiratory rate > 30 breaths/minute
- Oxygen saturations <94%
- Arterial oxygen partial pressure (paO2) <60 millimetres of mercury (mmHg)
- Arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (paCO2) >50 millimetres of mercury(mmHg)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Trauma
- Pregnancy
- Patients requiring immediate life-saving interventions eg cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation
Plan d'étude
Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Diagnostique
- Répartition: Non randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation séquentielle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Comparateur actif: Usual care
The control arm will consist of usual care ie a combination of physical examination, lab tests and imaging.
The need for a formal echocardiographic evaluation by a cardiologist or cardiac sonographer in patients assigned to the control arm will be at the discretion of the clinical teams, as is usual care at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (AKUHN).
A diagnosis will be selected based on the same pre-defined checklist and the time the diagnosis is made recorded.
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The control arm will consist of usual care ie a combination of physical examination, lab tests and imaging.
The need for a formal echocardiographic evaluation by a cardiologist or cardiac sonographer in patients assigned to the control arm will be at the discretion of the clinical teams, as is usual care at KNH and AKUHN
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Expérimental: Nurse-performed focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS)
The experimental arm will consist of nurse-performed FoCUS for patients with cardiorespiratory failure.
A FoCUS-trained nurse will perform a FoCUS examination within 30 minutes of triage by the triage clinician.
The Philips Lumify® handheld ultrasound device (HUD) with a phased array probe will be used and studies limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each.
A presumptive diagnosis will then be selected by the nurse from a FoCUS checklist based on pre-defined thresholds for each FoCUS target condition and the time the diagnosis is made recorded.
Additional imaging and lab tests may be requested at the discretion of the clinical team but the FoCUS nurses will be blinded to the results of these.
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A FoCUS-trained nurse will perform a FoCUS examination within 30 minutes of triage by the triage clinician.
The Philips Lumify® handheld ultrasound device (HUD) with a phased array probe will be used and studies limited to a maximum of 10 minutes each.
A presumptive diagnosis will then be selected by the nurse from a FoCUS checklist based on pre-defined thresholds for each FoCUS target condition and the time the diagnosis is made recorded.
Additional imaging and lab tests may be requested at the discretion of the clinical team but the FoCUS nurses will be blinded to the results of these.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Time to diagnosis
Délai: 24 hours
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Difference in median time to diagnosis between nurse-performed FoCUS and usual care.
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24 hours
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Number of patients with cardiorespiratory failure who have a FoCUS exam performed in A&E
Délai: 10 months
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Number of patients with cardiorespiratory failure who have a FoCUS
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10 months
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Proportion of patients with cardiorespiratory failure who have a FoCUS exam performed in A&E
Délai: 10 months
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Proportion of patients with cardiorespiratory failure who have a FoCUS
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10 months
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Diagnostic accuracy of nurse-performed FoCUS
Délai: 10 months
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Sensitivity and specificity of novice FoCUS compared to a reference standard (cardiologist opinion)
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10 months
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Number of FoCUS protocol components suitable for inclusion in a local FoCUS curriculum
Délai: 10 months
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Number of FoCUS protocol components suitable for inclusion in a local FoCUS curriculum
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10 months
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Proportion of novice scanners able to access remote supervision for FoCUS practice.
Délai: 10 months
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Proportion of novice scanners able to access remote supervision for FoCUS practice.
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10 months
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Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Wangari Waweru-Siika, FRCA, Aga Khan University, Nairobi
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Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude (Anticipé)
1 juin 2020
Achèvement primaire (Anticipé)
30 avril 2021
Achèvement de l'étude (Anticipé)
30 avril 2021
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
7 avril 2020
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
12 avril 2020
Première publication (Réel)
14 avril 2020
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
14 avril 2020
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
12 avril 2020
Dernière vérification
1 avril 2020
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Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- 31-20
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