HCU:VHV/ICCM: HCU: Can VHVs Trained in ICCM Improve Care for Children
Sponsor
University of Calgary (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02072629
Collaborator
Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Other)
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Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study will assess how the current VHV (VHV=CHW, community health worker) scope can be expanded to include iCCM and if such group interventions can provide improved access to treatment for children.
In rural SW Uganda, can iCCM provided by lay volunteers, increase the proportion of children with diarrhoea receiving ORS/Zn, ARI receiving anti-biotics, and fever/malaria receiving anti-malarials?
Study Design
Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment
:
4071 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Health Services Research
Official Title:
Healthy Child Uganda: Can Village Health Volunteers Trained in Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illness Improve Access to Care for Africa's Most Vulnerable Children?
Study Start Date
:
Nov 1, 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date
:
Dec 1, 2012
Actual Study Completion Date
:
Dec 1, 2012
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
|---|---|
| Experimental: Training of VHVs in iCCM In these villages VHVs will be provided with iCCM training and equipped to support iCCM in their villages |
Other: Training of VHVs in iCCM
Village Health Volunteers will be trained in Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of childhood illness
|
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Absolute change pre/post intervention (VHV ICCM training) in proportion of U5s receiving (a) antimalarial for fever (b) ORS/Zn for diarrhea (c) Abx for pneumonia [pre- (Dec 2010) post- (Dec 2012) intervention (2 years)]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study:
N/A
and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
-
Women living in intervention and comparison villages
-
Mother to at least one child under 59 months old
Exclusion Criteria:
-No living child
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Calgary
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Samuel Maling, MD, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
- Study Director: jenn Brenner, MD, University of Calgary
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.Responsible Party:
Jennifer L. Brenner,
Clinical Associate Professor,
University of Calgary
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT02072629
Other Study ID Numbers:
- E-22746
First Posted:
Feb 26, 2014
Last Update Posted:
Feb 26, 2014
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2014
Keywords provided by Jennifer L. Brenner,
Clinical Associate Professor,
University of Calgary
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