MedTrace Logo

Zanzibar Arts for Children's Eyesight Pilot Trial

NCT06469697 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1295

Last updated 2024-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

In Zanzibar, around 22,000 children (4% of those aged 6 to 12) need treatment for eye issues like conjunctivitis or require glasses. A 2017 study found that 42% of rural children needing glasses didn't have them. Many locals distrust Western medicine and prefer traditional remedies, rejecting public health efforts such as posters and brochures.

Globally, eye health promotion has been underfunded and overlooked. Research suggests community-designed interventions and behavior change studies are needed to promote sustainable eye health practices. Arts-based interventions using traditional storytelling and performances have been effective in Africa, improving health outcomes in areas like food hygiene and mental health. Health campaigns in schools might be less effective since parents make health decisions for their children.

This study aims to see how well using both traditional and modern music performances in an eye health education program can break down cultural barriers and increase children's use of eye health services in schools and communities. The investigators want to answer three main questions:

1. How effective is a 6-month music-based eye health education program in schools and communities at improving eye health knowledge and service use among parents and children?
2. What factors influenced the success of the 6-month music-based eye health education program?
3. What are the costs and benefits of this 6-month program in increasing eye health service use among children in schools and communities?

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

School music broadcast

An arts-based eye health intervention featuring traditional and contemporary music pieces will be broadcasted at both school and community levels.

BEHAVIORAL

Community music broadcast

An arts-based eye health intervention featuring traditional and contemporary music pieces will be broadcasted at community levels.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Zanzibar

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Queen's University, Belfast

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ving Fai Chan, PhD · Queen's University, Belfast

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-15
Primary Completion
2024-12-11
Completion
2024-12-11

Countries

  • Tanzania

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06469697 on ClinicalTrials.gov