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Accelerating Newborn Survival in Ghana Through a Low-dose, High-frequency Health Worker Training Approach

NCT03290924 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-09-25

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Summary

This study assesses the effect of a low-dose, high-frequency training approach on long-term evidence-based skill retention among skilled birth attendants and impact on adverse birth outcomes at hospitals in Ghana.

Conditions

  • Stillbirth
  • Neonatal Death

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Low dose high frequency health worker training approach

* Two 4-day training sessions for skilled birth attendants * 1-day peer practice coordinator training after first training session * Weekly, peer-led practice sessions using MamaNatalie® and NeoNatalie™ anatomic models * SMS reminder messages and quizzes * Routine telephone calls between master mentors and peer practice coordinators, and between project staff and master mentors * Health information officer training * Data collection and use training * Supply of simulators, newborn resuscitation equipment, and delivery sets

BEHAVIORAL

Active Comparison

Training on data collection and reporting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Jhpiego

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia Gomez · Senior Technical Advisor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-01
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2017-02-28

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