Active clinical trials for "Noncommunicable Diseases"

This study evaluates the effect of three different airtime incentive structures on interactive voice response (IVR) survey cooperation, response, refusal and contact rates, as compared to a control group, in Bangladesh and Uganda.

This is a before-after designed intervention study conducted in two randomly selected secondary schools- one was selected randomly as intervention school and the another as control school. A baseline survey was conducted among the students of both schools by a pre-tested questionnaire to attain their current status of knowledge, attitude and practices related to NCDs. Afterward, students were enrolled in the intervention group who met the eligibility criteria from the intervention school. The intervention was given through a health promotion session to a group of students, not more than 25 at a time, by trained facilitators. A post-intervention end line survey was conducted among all the participants from both schools using the same questionnaire three months after the baseline survey. An intervention has been developed based on some principals of two psychosocial theory- Motivational Interview and Social Cognitive Theory. Emphasis was given on motivating the adolescents towards a healthy lifestyle, supporting self-efficacy to be changed, guiding self-regulatory ways along with facilitating desired changing process by empowering them with choices about the preventive measures of NCDs. This intervention is expected to increase awareness by equipping the adolescents with specific knowledge and skills and thus, facilitate an eventual change in their practiced risk behaviors.

Rural areas and refugee camps are characterized by poor access of patients to needed noncommunicable disease (NCD)-related health services, including diabetes and hypertension. This community trial study aims to assess the effect of employing low-cost mHealth tools on the accessibility to health services and improvement of health indicators of individuals with NCDs in rural areas and refugee camps in Lebanon.

This study evaluates the effect of two different introduction modes on interactive voice response (IVR) survey cooperation, response, refusal, and contact rates, in Bangladesh and Tanzania.

There is a gap in the implementation of PEN services as well as in the monitoring and evaluation of the WHO PEN in Nepal. One reason for such gaps is due to a lack of team-based care in low-resource settings like Nepal. Both peer coaching and clinical audit have been shown to be cost-effective ways to improve NCD care. However, no data is available regarding its implementation and outcome. Besides, there is a lack of a proven module of peer coaching and clinical audit for effective NCD care implementation. To address this gap, the investigators designed an intervention to reinforce peer coaching and clinical audit practices in health facilities to improve WHO PEN implementation for better NCD management in Nepal. Aims of Implementation Research To assess implementation outcomes (acceptability, adoption, feasibility, penetration, cost and sustainability) of onsite-peer coaching and clinical audit reinforcement intervention on PEN Program implementation at primary healthcare centers. To evaluate the effectiveness of onsite-peer coaching and clinic audit reinforcement intervention in PEN program delivery at health facilities. To identify barriers and enabling factors impacting the adoption of onsite-peer coaching and clinical audit in the implementation of the PEN program.

This study evaluates the effect of four different airtime incentive amounts on short message service (SMS) survey cooperation, response, refusal and contact rates, as compared to control group, in Colombia and Tanzania.

The aim of this study is to determine whether a Strengthening our Vows (SOV) intervention will reduce HIV exposures from concurrent partnership (CP) when compared to the control Good Health Package Plus (GHPP), in addition to couples' voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT), among concordant HIV-negative couples living in Zambia.

This study evaluates the effect of three different airtime incentive amounts on interactive voice response (IVR) survey cooperation, response, refusal and contact rates, as compared to control group, in Colombia and Tanzania.

This study evaluates the effect of one new form of introduction language and three new modes of providing consent on interactive voice response (IVR) survey cooperation, response, refusal and contact rates, as compared to control group, in Colombia and Uganda.

This study evaluates the effect of two different airtime incentive timings on interactive voice response (IVR) survey cooperation, response, refusal and contact rates, as compared to a control group, in Bangladesh and Uganda.