Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Effective Community-facility Interactions to Improve Blood Availability and Transfusion in Three Distinct County Settings in Kenya
CoBAnK
2 other identifiers
interventional
9
1 country
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Brief Summary
The strategy of the CoBAnK study is to establish and enable the function of Community-Facility Transfusion Committees (CFTCs) incorporating diverse representation involving hospital, community, and county leadership, to improve blood availability and transfusion at the point-of-care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2025
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 15, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 22, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 11, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 11, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 11, 2026
April 9, 2026
April 1, 2026
1.3 years
November 15, 2023
April 3, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Met blood need
The proportion of transfusion requests resulting in dispatch of blood products from the laboratory
The time required for the hospital laboratory to process a request for blood for transfusion, up to two weeks.
Study Arms (2)
CFTC
EXPERIMENTALCommunity-Facility Transfusion Committees (CFTCs) will be established at the facilities randomized to this arm.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Community-Facility Transfusion Committees (CFTCs) are intended to incorporate diverse representation involving hospital, community, and county leadership, to improve blood availability and transfusion at the point-of-care.
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Minnesotalead
- Strathmore Universitycollaborator
- University of Pittsburghcollaborator
- Center for Public Health and Development, Kenya (CPHD)collaborator
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 15, 2023
First Posted
November 22, 2023
Study Start
March 11, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 11, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 11, 2026
Last Updated
April 9, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
The BLOODSAFE project is committed to quickly sharing results and data. Papers will be submitted summarizing the primary results of the BLOODSAFE studies once the analysis is complete. These results will be published in major scientific journals and presented at scientific meetings.