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HCU: Can VHVs Trained in ICCM Improve Care for Children (HCU:VHV/ICCM)

Primary Purpose

Diarrhoea, Pneumonia, Malaria

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Training of VHVs in iCCM
Sponsored by
University of Calgary
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Diarrhoea focused on measuring Antimalarials, Antibiotics, ORS Zn, Village Health Volunteers, Integrated Community Case Management

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women living in intervention and comparison villages
  • Mother to at least one child under 59 months old

Exclusion Criteria:

-No living child

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    Training of VHVs in iCCM

    Arm Description

    In these villages VHVs will be provided with iCCM training and equipped to support iCCM in their villages

    Outcomes

    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

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Full Information

    First Posted
    February 21, 2014
    Last Updated
    February 25, 2014
    Sponsor
    University of Calgary
    Collaborators
    Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT02072629
    Brief Title
    HCU: Can VHVs Trained in ICCM Improve Care for Children
    Acronym
    HCU:VHV/ICCM
    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 Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    February 2014
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    November 2009 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    December 2012 (Actual)
    Study Completion Date
    December 2012 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Principal Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    University of Calgary
    Collaborators
    Mbarara University of Science and Technology

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    Yes

    5. 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?

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Diarrhoea, Pneumonia, Malaria
    Keywords
    Antimalarials, Antibiotics, ORS Zn, Village Health Volunteers, Integrated Community Case Management

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Health Services Research
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    N/A
    Enrollment
    4071 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Training of VHVs in iCCM
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    In these villages VHVs will be provided with iCCM training and equipped to support iCCM in their villages
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Training of VHVs in iCCM
    Intervention Description
    Village Health Volunteers will be trained in Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of childhood illness
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    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
    Time Frame
    pre- (Dec 2010) post- (Dec 2012) intervention (2 years)

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    Female
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Women living in intervention and comparison villages Mother to at least one child under 59 months old Exclusion Criteria: -No living child
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Samuel Maling, MD
    Organizational Affiliation
    Mbarara University of Science and Technology
    Official's Role
    Principal Investigator
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    jenn Brenner, MD
    Organizational Affiliation
    University of Calgary
    Official's Role
    Study Director

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    33565123
    Citation
    Oliphant NP, Manda S, Daniels K, Odendaal WA, Besada D, Kinney M, White Johansson E, Doherty T. Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low- and middle-income countries. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Feb 10;2(2):CD012882. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012882.pub2.
    Results Reference
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