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Treat Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes in Rural Africa

NCT00744458 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 223

Last updated 2010-05-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of three different interventions to improve treatment adherence among patients with arterial hypertension or diabetes in rural Cameroon.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Treatment contract

Patients signs in for a agreement - to respect a regular follow-up at the health facility.

OTHER

Tracing and recall at home by a community worker

The local health committee sends out a member to trace the patient and to motivate him to take up again regular treatment visits.

OTHER

Incentive

Incentive by giving free treatment after a 4-month regular follow-up

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cooperation Afrique

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Engelbert Manga, MD, MPH · Medical district officer of Mfou, Ministry of public health of Cameroon

  • Niklaus D Labhardt, MD · Representant of the foundation Coopération Afrique, Switzerland

  • Beat Stoll, MD, MPH · Institute of social and preventive medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Cameroon

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