A Survey of Hospitalizations in Cardiology Units in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Conditions: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Stroke; Endocarditis; Rhythm; Abnormal; Syncope; Pericarditis; Conduction Abnormalities; Deep Vein Thrombosis; Heart Failure; Pulmonary Embolism

• Registration Number: NCT03231449
• Lead Sponsor: Cardiologie et Développement

Brief Summary

FEVRIER study is an observatory of hospitalizations in cardiology units in sub-Saharan Africa.

Detailed Description

FEVRIER is an observational study based on a questionnaire completed by investigators for each hospitalization in cardiology unit during the month of February.The investigator is a physician of the participating hospital.

FEVRIER evaluates the modalities of care management. It will take place in cardiology units of hospitals of sub-Saharian countries one month per year (month of February) during 5 years.

The investigator will thoroughly complete:

* one information form describing the hospital and the department

* one questionnaire (2o questions) for each hospitalized patient

Patients with at least one day of hospitalization will be enrolled in the study. On the first day of February, all patients already hospitalized will be enrolled and all patients hospitalized in the last day of February will be followed until their discharge. thus, data collection will start 1st day of investigation, during February and will continue until the discharge of the last enrolled patient.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-27
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-24
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-25
• Primary Completion: 2020-12
• Study Completion: 2021-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5000

Inclusion Criteria

• to be hospitalized in a cardiology department of a participating center during the month of February

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Description of patients in cardiology unit in sub-Saharan Africa: discharge diagnosis	5 years	medical conclusion
Description of patients in cardiology unit in sub-Saharan Africa:socio-demographic characterization	5 years	low/medium low / medium high/high
Description of patients in cardiology unit in sub-Saharan Africa:causes of hospitalization	5 years	one answer with main reason for hospitalization
Description of patients in cardiology unit in sub-Saharan Africa: co-morbidities	5 years	cardiovascular risk factors/history of cardiovascular disease/kidney disease/cancer/alcoholism/psychiatric disorder/sickle cell anemia/HIV:Hepatitis/tuberculosis/other
Description of patients in cardiology unit in sub-Saharan Africa: hospital examinations	5 years	blood test/ECG/Chest Xray/Echocardiography/Coronarography/Brain scan
Description of patients in cardiology unit in sub-Saharan Africa: duration of hospitalization	5 years	number of days spent in cardiology departement

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of patients with atrial fibrillation	5 years	to measure the evolution of the number of patients with atrial fibrillation over 5 years
number of patients with heart failure	5 years	to measure the evolution of the number of patients with heart failure over 5 years
number of patients with myocardial infarction	5 years	to measure the evolution of the number of patients with myocardial infarction over 5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (19)

Institut du coeur; 🇲🇿 Maputo, Mozambique

National Cardiothoracic center / Shab Teaching Hospital; 🇸🇩 Khartoum, Sudan

Douala General Hospital; 🇨🇲 Douala, Cameroon

CHU; 🇨🇮 Bouake, Côte D'Ivoire

Centre médical Paul IV; 🇧🇫 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHUL); 🇬🇦 Libreville, Gabon

Hopital militaire de Kamenge et polyclinique maison médicale; 🇧🇮 Bujumbura, Burundi

Central Hospital; 🇨🇲 Yaounde, Cameroon

Hôpital Général de Yaoundé; 🇨🇲 Yaounde, Cameroon

Clinique Ngaliema; 🇨🇩 Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

CHU Ignace Deen; 🇬🇳 Conakry, Guinea

Hôpital de Fann; 🇸🇳 Dakar, Senegal

Hôpital général de Grand Yoff; 🇸🇳 Dakar, Senegal

Hôpital National Lamorde; 🇳🇪 Niamey, Niger

Centre national hospitalier et universitaire Koutoukou Maga; 🇧🇯 Cotonou, Benin

Hôpital Régional; 🇨🇲 Bafoussam, Cameroon

Clinique universitaire de Kinshasa; 🇨🇩 Kinshasa, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Institut de Cariologie d'Abidjan; 🇨🇮 Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire

El Hadj-Ibrahima Niass; 🇸🇳 Kaolac, Senegal