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Clinical Trials/PACTR201701001964199
PACTR201701001964199
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of telemedicine in the management of risk and cardiovascular problems in primary health care in Cameroon

Faculty of Medicine of Biomedical Sciences of University of Yaoundé 10 sites182 target enrollmentJanuary 6, 2017

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Circulatory System
Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine of Biomedical Sciences of University of Yaoundé 1
Enrollment
182
Status
Other
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 6, 2017
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Male

Investigators

Sponsor
Faculty of Medicine of Biomedical Sciences of University of Yaoundé 1

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Eligible participants must meet at least one of the following inclusion criteria are:
  • i.Present with one or more of the following Cardiovascular risk factors: age (¿ 45 years for men and ¿ 55 years for a woman); active smoking (¿ 1 cigarette / day) arterial hypertension (¿ 140/90 mmHg or on antihypertensive treatment); fasting hyperglycemia (fasting blood sugar \> 1\.1 g / l) or diabetes; obesity (body mass index ¿ 30 kg / m2; truncal obesity (men ¿ 102 cm, female: ¿ 88 cm).
  • ii.History of cardiovascular disease (personal or first degree family history)
  • iii.Present with symptoms (dyspnoea, palpitations, chest pain, etc.) or signs (tachy \-bradycardia, heart murmur, edema, arterial hypo\-hypertension, etc.) making suggestive of a cardiovascular disease.
  • iv.Residing in the health area or district with the corresponding health structure in which he/she consults and provides an address in which he can be reached in case of need,
  • v.Give informed consent (sign the form) after an explanation by the health care professional on the goals of the study.
  • vi.Finally, in the intervention centers, participants will also have to do an ECG examination.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Hospitalised patients or patients deemed severely ill by a health professional will be excluded from this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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