Robotic remote echocardiography versus standard echocardiography for heart failure care in the Guadeloupe archipelago

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a prospective, multicentre interventional crossover feasibility study comparing standard in-person echocardiography and two-dimensional robotic remote echocardiography, with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as the primary measurement. Patients are randomized to the order of techniques to limit order effects, and two cardiologists alternate travel to control for operator variability. The procedures are performed at Marie-Galante Hospital and collaborating cardiology centres in Guadeloupe and integrated into a telemedicine system to test technical and organizational feasibility. The study aims to measure agreement between the two methods and evaluate whether remote robotic echocardiography can be incorporated into routine heart failure management across the archipelago.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥18 years

  * Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator
  * Person affiliated or benefiting from a social security scheme.
  * Patient meeting at least one of the following criteria:
* Systematic cardiovascular check-up or asymptomatic patient with cardiovascular risk factor (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, tobacco, alcohol)
* Clinical suspicion of heart disease and/or chronic heart failure with stability of at least one week.

  * Family history of heart disease and/or sudden death

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient requiring urgent cardiological management with transfer to the University Hospital

  * Acute unstable heart failure, admission to CH Marie-Galante less than 5 days (less than one week)
  * Pregnant women

Where it's running

• Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Marie de Marie-Galante
  Grand-Bourg, Guadeloupe Recruiting
• Centre de Cardiologie Zac Colin
  Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe Not yet recruiting
• Cabinet de cardiologie TONCOEURTONKA
  Petit-Canal, Guadeloupe Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: melanie petapermal, Master degree
• Email: melanie.petapermal@chu-guadeloupe.fr
• Phone: +590590934667

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.