Ghana heart failure registry

Assessing and improving the care of heart failure patients in Ghana: a national network of heart failure management centers and teams

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18216214

Enrollment

5000

Registered

2023-08-18

Start date

2023-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart failure Circulatory System

Interventions

Guideline-directed medical therapy (GMDT) Approximately 5,000 patients presenting with heart failure to 9 hospitals including teaching, regional and municipal hospitals will be recruited and evaluate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with confirmed heart failure 2. Patients 13 years or older 3. Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who are unwilling to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following primary outcome measures are assessed using patient data that will be collated into a heart failure registry at 6 and 12 months: 1. Epidemiological profile of heart failure in Ghana 2. Heart failure rehospitalisation in patients with heart failure 3. Number of deaths in patients with heart failure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcome measures are assessed using patient data that will be collated into a heart failure registry, unless otherwise stated, at 6 and 12 months: 1. Clinical characteristics of heart failure patients in Ghana 2. Treatment patterns of heart failure in Ghana 3. Causes of heart failure in Ghana using history, clinical signs, laboratory findings and imaging 4. Factors that predict rehospitalisation and death in heart failure patients in Ghana	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcome measures are assessed using patient data that will be collated into a heart failure registry, unless otherwise stated, at 6 and 12 months: 1. Clinical characteristics of heart failure patients in Ghana 2. Treatment patterns of heart failure in Ghana 3. Causes of heart failure in Ghana using history, clinical signs, laboratory findings and imaging 4. Factors that predict rehospitalisation and death in heart failure patients in Ghana

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Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactFelix Awindaogo

fawindaogo@yahoo.com+233 (0)244778007

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026