Neonatal Resuscitation in Zambia

Summary

Asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death in Zambia. This study will be conducted in two cities in Zambia to determine if the combined Neonatal Resuscitation Program/Essential Newborn Care Program compared to the new World Health Organization (W.H.O.) basic perinatal care education of health care providers (Essential Newborn Care Program) results in reduced mortality due to perinatal asphyxia.

Conditions

• Asphyxia Neonatorum
• Neonatal Mortality
• Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Neonatal Resuscitation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research

  collaborator OTHER

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health

  collaborator NIH

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  collaborator NIH

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

  collaborator NIH

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• RTI International

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  collaborator OTHER

• NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health

  lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

• Waldemar A Carlo, MD · University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Elwyn Chomba, MBChB, DCH, MRCP · University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2004-10-31

Completion

2006-11-30

Countries

• Zambia

Study Locations