Effectiveness of a School-centered Prevention Program on Prevalence of Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Conditions studied: Rheumatic Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children

In brief

The overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-centered primary and secondary prevention program on the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among schoolchildren in Nepal, and to investigate the role of socioeconomic and environmental factors in the development and progression of rheumatic heart disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05504928

Run by

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

People needed

2300

Starts

2022-06-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-08-17

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 5-16 years
• Attending Tulsi Secondary Boarding School in Tulsipur, Nepal.

You may not qualify if…

• Children / primary caregivers not providing informed consent to participate
• Children not attending Tulsi Secondary Boarding School in Tulsipur.

Where it is running

• Tulsi Secondary Boarding School — Tulsi̇̄pur, Nepal (enrolling)

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