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Promoting Evidence-Based Decision-Making in India: District Evaluation Study on Health

NCT01003587 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 594

Last updated 2015-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of disseminating information on comparative performance, along with actionable messages on how to improve health outcomes, to district-level decision-makers in India using a randomized, controlled design. This information should improve prioritization of health services by district health officers, budget allocation for health, and implementation of priority health services at the district level.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

District health information package

The intervention package consists of: * A report on disease burden, disease control priorities and health system performance in India * Condensed fact sheet based on the report * District health report cards (DRCs) comparing performance on key health indicators with other districts, information on causes of death in each district, and actionable messages to reduce deaths in the district * Customized speech for district level officials detailing key actions to reduce deaths * Reminder materials including poster version of the DRCs and video on key points and actionable messages

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian International Development Agency

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Lombard Insurance Global Poverty Action Lab

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • St. John's Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Unity Health Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Onil Bhattacharyya, MD, PhD · Unity Health Toronto

  • Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD · Unity Health Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-07-31

Countries

  • Canada
  • India

Study Locations

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Diseases

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