About this trial

The study seeks to explore the implementation characteristics (acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, adoption, fidelity, penetration, implementation cost and sustainability) of systematic echocardiography in nursing homes and its impact on rates of heart failure flare-up and unscheduled hospitalization at 12 months among included nursing homes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

no accessible to echocardiography

closed unit (severe Alzheimer disease…)

recent contagious disease such Covid (<15 days)

no consent to participate

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Implementation of echocardiography in nursing homes

Treatment groups

1,050 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Nantes University Hospital44093, NantesLoire-Atlantique, France

Sponsors and collaborators

Nantes University Hospital

Lead sponsor

Directorate of Health Care Supply

Collaborator