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Enhancing Blood Donation at Schools and Beyond in Malawi

NCT06138899 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35516

Last updated 2026-05-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

First developed in Zimbabwe, Club 25 is an initiative to promote blood donation among young people, who present a low-risk population for the spread of transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs). Club 25 members in Malawi make a pledge to donate blood 25 times during their lifetime. The primary aim of this study is to compare a Club 25 donation program to the current standard procedures for student blood donor recruitment in 30 secondary schools in Malawi. Roughly half of the schools will be randomly assigned to a Club 25 intervention and the study will collect data on student blood donations in all 30 schools for three school years. Upon completion of data collection the rate of student blood donation will be compared between the intervention schools and the non-intervention schools.

Conditions

  • Blood Donation

Interventions

OTHER

Club 25

The Club 25 donation program will involve students pledging to donate blood 25 times in their lifetime. In order to achieve this objective, students also pledge to lead a healthy lifestyle, to avoid acquiring HIV and other TTIs and to continue donating blood after leaving school. The Club 25 donation program includes activities in-between blood donation events as well as peer leadership and peer education in schools and in communities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Malawi Blood Transfusion Services (MBTS)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ministry of Health, Malawi

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-19
Primary Completion
2025-12-24
Completion
2026-03-10

Countries

  • Malawi

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