NCT01006317

Brief Summary

This project aims to strengthen and improve the performance of health care system in rural China in order to improve maternal and child health. It also provides policy-makers and health service managers with evidence for the development of informed policy on maternal and child health (MCH). The research focuses on women of reproductive age in rural areas of China as well as on their antenatal and obstetric care service providers, both clinicians and policy makers. For the Member States and China, as well as other countries it will provide a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of current state of affairs, provider and user perspectives, of antenatal and obstetric care in rural China at national and local level. This study seeks to assess whether improving financial accessibility to and quality of maternal health care increase use of and impact of maternity services. This project is implemented in 3 provinces: Anhui, Shaan'xi and Chongqing. This project will provide a practical example and information on impact of abolishing user fees on MCH service utilisation and develop and disseminate evidence-based policy recommendations on how to improve access to and quality of antenatal and obstetrical care for local and central government and international organisations, and thus serve as a step toward reaching such important goals. CHIMACA includes 3 types of interventions, two behavioural interventions and financial intervention. Behavioural interventions are training for clinical skills and training health education.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
108

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2008

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2008

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2009

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 30, 2009

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 2, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

August 21, 2015

Status Verified

August 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

October 30, 2009

Last Update Submit

August 20, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Maternal health servicesutilizationeducationrandomized controlled trialcostclinical skillsrural China

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Access to maternal health care

    Up to 33 months

Study Arms (4)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Financial coverage of MCH care within the local reimbursement system (CMS).

Clinical skills training

EXPERIMENTAL

In addition to financial coverage (CMS) extensive in-service training of clinical skills (CS) to all doctors and MCH workers at the village and township level.

Behavioral: clinical skills training

health education

EXPERIMENTAL

In addition to financial coverage extensive in-service training of health education (HE) to all doctors and MCH workers at the village and township level(Anhui, Chongqing and Shaan'xi provinces); In addition to financial coverage extensive in-service training of health education (HE) for Family planning (FP) staff at village level (Anhui).

Behavioral: health education

Financial

EXPERIMENTAL

In addition to financial coverage of MCH care within the local reimbursement system (CMS) the coverage of ante- and postnatal care.

Other: financial

Interventions

In addition to financial coverage (CMS) extensive in-service training of clinical skills (CS) to all doctors and MCH workers at the village and township level.

Also known as: training intervention
Clinical skills training

In addition to financial coverage extensive in-service training of health education (HE) to all doctors and MCH workers at the village and township level(Anhui, Chongqing and Shaan'xi provinces); In addition to financial coverage extensive in-service training of health education (HE) for Family planning (FP) staff at village level (Anhui).

Also known as: training intervention
health education

In addition to financial coverage of MCH care within the local reimbursement system (CMS) the coverage of ante- and postnatal care.

Also known as: funding
Financial

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • townships with certain population size and distance to health care facilities

You may not qualify if:

  • townships having another intervention in health care facilities

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China

Location

Chongqing Medical University, No.1

Yurzhong, Chongqing Municipality, 400016, China

Location

Xian Jiaotong University, No.28

Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Interventions

Capital Financing

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Financial ManagementEconomicsHealth Care Economics and Organizations

Study Officials

  • Elina Hemminki, MD, DrPH

    Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2009

First Posted

November 2, 2009

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion

June 1, 2009

Study Completion

June 1, 2009

Last Updated

August 21, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-08

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