The Impact of Community Health Worker Training by US Health Volunteers on the Health of Rural Ugandans
A Randomized Prospective Trial to Measure Health-Related Behavioral Changes in Local Villagers Following The Implementation of a Village Health Team Program Facilitated by The Ugandan Ministry of Health and US Health Volunteers
2 other identifiers
interventional
1,419
2 countries
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Brief Summary
There are many trials measuring the impact of service work on volunteers themselves, but few studies measuring the impact of service on the local people. The purpose of this trial is to determine whether US and Ugandan health volunteers can make a measurable impact on the health of rural Ugandan villagers.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2011
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 22, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 27, 2014
CompletedJanuary 27, 2014
January 1, 2014
1 year
January 22, 2014
January 22, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Questionnaire on health behaviors before and after implementation of a community health worker program
A detailed questionnaire about local health behaviors was employed by Uganda Chartered Health Net in villages randomized to control and intervention areas in two parishes in rural Uganda. Data was collected in both areas before and after implementation of a Ministry of Health mandated community health worker program over a one year period. Key outcome measures were then plugged into the Lives Saved Tool (LIST) to determine changes in infant and under-5 mortality.
One year
Study Arms (2)
Community Health Worker Trainings
EXPERIMENTALTrained community health workers (CHW) (one per 25 households), conducted a focus group and four quarterly meetings. CHWs were then responsible for 25 households where they would teach preventive health, track health data for the Ministry, and refer sick cases (700 households total). Staff and volunteers also conducted home visits and handed out printed summaries. We also worked with the local villagers and community health workers to construct 3 protected water sources in the Intervention areas.
Control Group
NO INTERVENTIONThe Control Group was comprised of similar households to the Intervention Group (n = 700). In these villages, however, we did not instill the community health worker program until after the trial was completed.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- Edward O'Neil Jr, M.D.lead
- Washington University School of Medicinecollaborator
- Makerere Universitycollaborator
- Peace Corpscollaborator
- Uganda Chartered Health Netcollaborator
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigncollaborator
Study Sites (2)
Omni Med
Newton, Massachusetts, 02468, United States
Uganda Chartered Health Net
Kampala, Uganda
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Edward J O'Neil Jr, MD
Omni Med
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- President of Omni Med
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 22, 2014
First Posted
January 27, 2014
Study Start
March 1, 2011
Primary Completion
March 1, 2012
Study Completion
March 1, 2012
Last Updated
January 27, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-01