HCU: Can VHVs Trained in ICCM Improve Care for Children
HCU:VHV/ICCM
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?
1 other identifier
interventional
4,071
0 countries
N/A
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?
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2009
Typical duration for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 21, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 26, 2014
CompletedFebruary 26, 2014
February 1, 2014
3.1 years
February 21, 2014
February 25, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
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
pre- (Dec 2010) post- (Dec 2012) intervention (2 years)
Study Arms (1)
Training of VHVs in iCCM
EXPERIMENTALIn these villages VHVs will be provided with iCCM training and equipped to support iCCM in their villages
Interventions
Village Health Volunteers will be trained in Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of childhood illness
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Women living in intervention and comparison villages
- Mother to at least one child under 59 months old
You may not qualify if:
- No living child
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
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.
PMID: 33565123DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Samuel Maling, MD
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
- STUDY DIRECTOR
jenn Brenner, MD
University of Calgary
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Clinical Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 21, 2014
First Posted
February 26, 2014
Study Start
November 1, 2009
Primary Completion
December 1, 2012
Study Completion
December 1, 2012
Last Updated
February 26, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-02