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Impact Study of Community Based Treatment of Neonatal Infection by Health Extension Workers on Neonatal Mortality

NCT00743691 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19476

Last updated 2019-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether community based management of infections with antibiotics administered by health extension workers reduce all cause mortality in neonates after the first day of life compared to current MOH IMNCI model of referral to hospital

Conditions

  • Neonatal Infections

Interventions

OTHER

Community Based

In Arm 2 health extension workers will make a diagnosis of Neonatal infection and treat with antibiotics

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • John Snow, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of London

    collaborator OTHER

  • UNICEF

    collaborator OTHER

  • Save the Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samuel T. Tesema, MD,Ped · Save the Children

  • Brian E. Mulligan, BSc, MPH · John Snow, Inc.

  • Tedbab D. HaileGebreil, MD, Ped · Save the Children/USA Ethiopia country office

  • Simon Ni Cousens, professor · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Minute
Max Age
4 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2016-06-30

Countries

  • Ethiopia

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