NCT00269178

Brief Summary

Health promotion in schools aims to improve the health and well being of students by empowering them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to take responsibility for their own health. We incorporated a malaria component to an established peer health education programme in schools in The Gambia, and evaluated its impact on knowledge attitudes and practice (KAP) of school students and their families using a cluster randomized design. Since malaria is a particular problem among children under 5 and pregnant women, students were encouraged to explain what they learned to their families, and we sought to evaluate whether the malaria messages were taken up by the students' families. Evaluation endpoints are KAP in students, and KAP in women living in the school students' home compound.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
960

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2003

Shorter than P25 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2003

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2004

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 22, 2005

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 23, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

November 26, 2024

Status Verified

March 1, 2003

First QC Date

December 22, 2005

Last Update Submit

November 22, 2024

Conditions

Malaria

Keywords

malariaknowledge attitudes and practice (KAP)bednetspeer health education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • 1. Bednet use among children under 5yrs of age living in the household of peer health educators 10 wweks and 6 months after the start of the intervention

  • 2. Malaria knowledge attitudes and practice among women in the family of peer health educators 10 week and 6 months after the start of the intervention

  • 3. Malaria knowledge attitudes and practice among school students 10 weeks and 6 months after the start of the intervention

Interventions

Peer Health Education ProgrammeBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Age15 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Woman caring for a child under 5 years of age, living in the compound of one of the peer health educators
  • Student attending school

You may not qualify if:

  • Not caring for a child under 5 years (for women)
  • Not living in a compound of a peer health educator (for women)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Medical Research Council Laboratories

Banjul, The Gambia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malaria

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protozoan InfectionsParasitic DiseasesInfectionsMosquito-Borne DiseasesVector Borne Diseases

Study Officials

  • Paul JM Milligan, PhD

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 22, 2005

First Posted

December 23, 2005

Study Start

August 1, 2003

Study Completion

October 1, 2004

Last Updated

November 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2003-03

Locations

TH(1)