Integrated Community Case Management Study in Eastern Province, Zambia

Summary

This study will provide important evidence to the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health (MCDMCH) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) on how to effectively implement iCCM with a focus on improving both the flow of supplies to CHWs as well as the quality of their supervision and mentorship. The overall aim will be to determine whether improvements in supplies for community health workers (CHWs) and strengthened supervision result in improved early and appropriate treatment for children with malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea in rural Zambia when compared to CHWs offering iCCM without this logistics and supervision support.

Conditions

• Malaria
• Diarrhea
• Pneumonia

Interventions

OTHER

mHealth inventory management

Improved stock management of iCCM commodities using the DHIS2 mHealth platform

OTHER

Supportive supervision

Strengthening of supportive supervision using DHIS2

OTHER

ICCM current standard of care

ICCM implementation as per current practice without mHealth interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• UNICEF

  collaborator OTHER

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston University

  collaborator OTHER

• Ministry of Health, Zambia

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Godfrey Biemba, MBChB, M.Sc · ZCAHRD and Boston University

• David Hamer, MD · Boston University

• Boniface M Chiluba, B.Sc, M.Sc · Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

1 Month

Max Age

5 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-03-31

Primary Completion

2016-08-31

Completion

2016-09-30

Countries

• Zambia

Study Locations