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Intervention Zambia Rural L&D Infection Study

NCT03809741 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2019-11-13

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Summary

This is the intervention phase of a study to investigate the impact of low-cost bundled interventions on improving the infection control practices in the labor and delivery units in rural healthcare settings in Zambia. A baseline observational phase of the health care providers' infection control procedures was done. In this intervention phase, low-cost bundle of interventions, including health care provider education, behavior feedback, visual and Short Message Service (SMS)/text message reminders, and provision of alcoholic hand rubs, will be implemented at 5 study sites. 12 weeks after the initiation of interventions, endline data will be collected. The data from endline after interventions will be compared with baseline data from observational phase to detect changes in infection control practices at each study site after the interventions.

Conditions

  • Postpartum Infection
  • Neonatal Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Bundled L&D Infection Prevention Interventions

The following bundle of infection prevention interventions will be implemented at each study site for 12 weeks: Education: 2 day module of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training and education at the beginning of the period, with specific information pertaining to labor and delivery. A refresher course will be administered at week 6. Feedback: Monthly feedback sessions detailing IPC practices Reminders: Visual poster reminders on hand hygiene and daily SMS reminders on best practices for peripartum and postnatal care. Alcohol Hand Rub (AHR) supply: Provision of AHR, produced by WHO standards and guides in collaboration with district pharmacy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Right to Care

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Davison Hamer, MD · Boston University School of Public Health, Center for Global Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-11
Primary Completion
2019-08-16
Completion
2019-09-16

Countries

  • Zambia

Study Locations

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