Using echocardiography to improve heart care in nursing homes
Official title: Implementation and Effectiveness of Screening Echocardiography Performed in Nursing Home: ECHOGER
Run by Nantes University Hospital · NCT06445231 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study tests if using echocardiograms in nursing homes can help improve heart care and reduce hospital visits for residents with heart disease.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 65 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 1050 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Nantes University Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Nantes, Loire-Atlantique) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | October 2, 2024 |
| Main results expected | October 2, 2028 |
| Study ends | October 2, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | October 8, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06445231 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are nursing home residents with a life expectancy of more than one year who can provide oral consent.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who are in closed units due to severe conditions like advanced Alzheimer's disease or those without access to echocardiography may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This study investigates how implementing systematic echocardiography in nursing homes affects the management of heart diseases among residents. It involves a cluster randomized trial where nursing homes are assigned to either receive echocardiography services or continue with usual care. The goal is to evaluate the impact of echocardiography on heart failure episodes and unscheduled hospitalizations over a 12-month period. The study will include 30 nursing homes and approximately 1,050 residents, assessing various implementation characteristics and clinical outcomes.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could significantly reduce heart failure flare-ups and hospitalizations among nursing home residents.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with similar approaches in improving cardiac care, suggesting potential for success in this trial.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria : Nursing homes residents with a life-expectancy estimated \> 1 year, and able to participate to the study, giving an oral consent Exclusion Criteria : * no accessible to echocardiography * closed unit (severe Alzheimer disease…) * recent contagious disease such Covid (\<15 days) * no consent to participate * no social security number
Where it's running
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Nantes University Hospital
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Thierry LE TOURNEAU, PU-PH — Nantes University Hospital
- Study coordinator: Thierry LE TOURNEAU, PU-PH
- Email: thierry.letourneau@chu-nantes.fr
- Phone: 33 2 40 16 54 98
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.