Can school nurses stop a devastating heart disease in kids?

NCT ID NCT06720272

Summary

This study tests a school-based program to prevent rheumatic heart disease in children. It involves 6,000 children aged 5-16 in schools in Nepal and Zambia. The program uses school nurses to educate about the disease, identify and treat strep throat, and help children who need preventive antibiotics.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Centre of Infectious Disease Research

    RECRUITING

    Lusaka, Zambia

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  • National Academy od Medical Sciences

    RECRUITING

    Kathmandu, Nepal

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