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NCT number NCT04148690
Other study ID # 7226 GANC-TZ
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 15, 2019
Est. completion date July 10, 2021

Study information

Verified date July 2021
Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Group antenatal care (GANC) is a service delivery model where women with pregnancies of similar gestational age are brought together for antenatal care (ANC), incorporating information sharing and peer support. This model provides selected aspects of clinical care to women in the group at the same time during group visits, as well as creating a support group of women at a similar stage in pregnancy, to improve the quality of care and engagement of women in the ANC process, ultimately leading to better retention in care. Initial studies have suggested that this improves uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) among women who participate, but have not evaluated the effect at community level. The investigators propose to assess whether use of the GANC model in Tanzania can improve the quality of ANC as compared to standard individual ANC, by measuring uptake of recommended interventions, primarily IPTp. Recent data from Tanzania and Kenya suggest that malaria parasitemia prevalence among pregnant women correlates with the prevalence among children under five, and could be used to track trends over time.3-5 The very high coverage of ANC (>80% attending at least one ANC contact), suggests that pregnant women could be a good sentinel population that could be readily tracked over time. However, pregnant women represent only about 5% of the overall population, thus, it is important to demonstrate that the trends in malaria prevalence and household level coverage of interventions reported by pregnant women attending ANC is representative of coverage among the general population. If validated, these data could be used to augment or even replace the data on coverage of interventions collected through the use of malaria indicator surveys, which are expensive and infrequently conducted, and generally only powered to the regional level.


Description:

Project Background Group antenatal care (GANC) is a service delivery model where women with pregnancies of similar gestational age are brought together for antenatal care (ANC), incorporating information sharing and peer support. This model provides selected aspects of clinical care to women in the group at the same time during group visits, as well as creating a support group of women at a similar stage in pregnancy, to improve the quality of care and engagement of women in the ANC process, ultimately leading to better retention in care. Initial studies have suggested that this improves uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) among women who participate, but have not evaluated the effect at community level. The investigators propose to assess whether use of the GANC model in Tanzania can improve the quality of ANC as compared to standard individual ANC, by measuring uptake of recommended interventions, primarily IPTp. Tanzania have been selected as coverage of early ANC is high, with 98% of women receiving ANC from a trained provider in Tanzania and 83% in Benin,1 with a median age of initiation of five and four months, respectively. Coverage of 4 ANC visits, however, is sub-optimal: just 36% in Geita region of Tanzania. Despite the relatively early initiation of ANC, in Tanzania only 56% and 26% of women received two and three doses of IPTp. Recent data from Tanzania and Kenya suggest that malaria parasitemia prevalence among pregnant women correlates with the prevalence among children under five, and could be used to track trends over time.3-5 The very high coverage of ANC (>80% attending at least one ANC contact), suggests that pregnant women could be a good sentinel population that could be readily tracked over time. However, pregnant women represent only about 5% of the overall population, thus, it is important to demonstrate that the trends in malaria prevalence and household level coverage of interventions reported by pregnant women attending ANC is representative of coverage among the general population. If validated, these data could be used to augment or even replace the data on coverage of interventions collected through the use of malaria indicator surveys, which are expensive and infrequently conducted, and generally only powered to the regional level. Study Aims Primary Objectives: 1. GANC: Assess whether GANC is associated with to improved uptake of IPTp; specifically, to assess whether the proportion of pregnant women receiving 3 or more doses of IPTp is higher in the catchment areas of facilities implementing the GANC intervention as compared to the catchment areas of control facilities without GANC. 2. ANC data for surveillance: Pilot data collection from women at 1st ANC and validate whether the results obtained from this population are representative of the population as a whole. Secondary Objectives: GANC 1. To assess whether implementation of GANC is associated with to a greater proportion of women completing the recommended number of ANC visits compared to control facilities without GANC. 2. To assess whether the implementation of GANC leads to earlier initiation of ANC compared to control facilities without GANC, as women can only participate in GANC if they present <24 weeks. 3. To assess whether GANC is associated with increased utilization of facility-based delivery 4. To assess whether GANC is associated with improved quality of care (defined as the coverage of key ANC interventions- blood pressure, urine test, blood test, tetanus, iron-folic acid (IFA), albendazole, insecticide treated bednet (ITN), IPTp) 5. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of increasing the coverage of GANC 6. To assess the costs and cost effectiveness of GANC versus individual ANC (standard of care) ANC data for Surveillance 7. To understand the acceptability to pregnant women and healthcare workers of being asked/asking these additional questions during ANC contacts. 8. To quantify the time per woman required to collect data on coverage of malaria control interventions into ANC 9. To assess the correlation between the prevalence of malaria by rapid diagnostic test (RDT) among pregnant women attending 1st ANC and among children under 5 measured in cross sectional household surveys 10. To explore optimal data collection strategies and determine how best to operationalize them (i.e., should data be collected and recorded by ANC providers or another cadre; e.g., a community health worker stationed at the clinic). Methodology Study design: This will be a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted over an 18-month period. Facilities will be randomized 1:1 to control and intervention arms. In the control arm, ANC care will be delivered as per standard practice. In the intervention sites, women presenting for first ANC prior to 24 weeks will be offered the opportunity to join group care (as long as there is still space in an appropriate group) starting with the 2nd visit; women presenting after 24 weeks or declining to join a group will receive standard ANC care. Baseline and end line cross sectional household surveys will be conducted 18 months apart to measure the proportion of women living in the facility catchment areas who have completed a pregnancy (ie. given birth) within the past 12 months in each community who received 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5+ doses of IPTp, the timing of initiation of ANC, number of total ANC visits, facility-based delivery, birth outcomes, as well as validate the representativeness of data on parasite prevalence, insecticide treated net (ITN) ownership and use, and care seeking. The sample size in each country will be sufficient to allow for an estimate of the effect of GANC for each country, as the effectiveness of this model is dependent on the proportion of women who attend ANC early, which is somewhat higher in Benin than in Tanzania. Implications The results will be used by the Ministries of Health (MOH) in Tanzania to decide: whether to expand the use of GANC as a strategy to improve quality of care and increase utilization of ANC; and whether pregnant women attending first ANC can be used as a sentinel population to improve surveillance of malaria control interventions. Expected findings and dissemination The investigators will share the results of this study with the MoHs and the partners working in malaria and maternal and child health through: country-based technical working groups in malaria and maternal and newborn health; community leaders; and women's associations-as well as dissemination events and print materials. The findings will contribute to the evidence to determine whether GANC is associated with improved ANC attendance, IPTp uptake, and quality of care (as defined as the delivery of specific interventions), and whether it should be scaled-up in other suitable malaria endemic regions. The findings on ANC surveillance will contribute to the evidence about whether this method of surveillance is effective and should be scaled up. The results will also be presented in both local and international scientific meetings and published in a peer-reviewed journal.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 4515
Est. completion date July 10, 2021
Est. primary completion date July 10, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Female
Age group 15 Years to 45 Years
Eligibility Pregnant women for GANC and ANC surveillance: Inclusion Criteria - Pregnant women residing in the facility catchment area, who present for initial ANC visit prior to 24 weeks are eligible to participate in GANC provided that they intend to remain in the area for the duration of the pregnancy, and agree to participate in GANC. All women attending first ANC at participating facilities will be asked to respond to a short list of questions regarding the coverage of malaria control interventions in their household. Exclusion criteria • Pregnant women: Women will be excluded from participation in GANC if they initiate ANC care >24 weeks gestation, if there are no available groups that they can join, if they do not intend to remain in the facility catchment area for the duration of the study, or if they are not available during the times the group intends to meet. Women will also be excluded if they do not speak Swahili, as group discussions will be conducted in Swahili. Recently pregnant women (for cross sectional household surveys) Inclusion Criteria • To be included in the women's question portion of the baseline and end line household (HH) surveys, women must be between the ages of 15-49 years, have been pregnant/delivered in the previous 12 months, consent to participation, and will be eligible for inclusion in surveys regardless of where the woman gave birth (i.e., whether at home or in facility). All pregnant/recently pregnant women will be included in the cross sectional survey, but the sample size is calculated in order to identify those who have completed pregnancies in the past 12 months. There will be a short subset of demographic and knowledge questions which will be asked of all households (either female or male respondents) during the baseline and end line surveys, regardless of whether there are any recently pregnant women in the household. Exclusion criteria • Women who gave birth in the past 12 months, but are <15 or >49 years will be excluded. Those who last delivered a child over twelve months ago will be excluded from survey questions specific to recently pregnant women, but may answer questions related to community perception or general demographics. For qualitative research, the same criteria will be used. Children (for blood sampling during the cross sectional household surveys) Inclusion Criteria • Children between the ages of 6-59 months will be included provided that they are living in households interviewed during the baseline or end line cross sectional survey and a parent or legal guardian provides consent for their participation Exclusion criteria • Children will be excluded if they are <6 months or >59 months, or if their parent/guardian is not present or does not provide consent Providers: Inclusion Criteria - ANC provider who has had at least six months of work experience - Health facility in-charge - Health management information system (HMIS) focal person Exclusion criteria • Those who have been working in the health facility for less than six months will not be interviewed due to low levels of relevant experience or exposure to the intervention. Policy makers: Inclusion Criteria • In depth interviews may be conducted with program managers (malaria, reproductive health, and statistics/ data collection officers) at the district, regional and national levels Exclusion criteria • None

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Group antenatal care (GANC)
Group antenatal care (GANC) is a service delivery model where women with pregnancies of similar gestational age are brought together for antenatal care (ANC), incorporating information sharing and peer support.
Standard antenatal care
Routine antenatal care as recommended by th Ministry of Health of Tanzania

Locations

Country Name City State
Tanzania Chato District Hospital Chato

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jhpiego, Ministry of Health, Tanzania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Tanzania, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in proportion of recently pregnant women receiving IPTp3 Proportion of recently pregnant women receiving IPTp3 as measured by cross sectional household surveys Change between 0 and 18 months of implementation
Primary Correlation between ANC data and population data Correlation between ANC data and population data collected during cross sectional survey on ITN ownership and care seeking behavior among children Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary Change in ANC coverage Proportion of recently pregnant women completing the four, six, and eight ANC visits as measured by cross sectional household survey Change between 0 and 18 months of implementation
Secondary Change in Gestational age at initiation of ANC Mean gestational age at initiation of ANC measured by cross sectional household survey Change between 0 and 18 months of implementation
Secondary Change in Proportion of women who recently gave birth who received blood pressure, urine test, blood test, tetanus, IFA, albendazole, ITN, and IPTp Change in Proportion of women who recently gave birth who received blood pressure, urine test, blood test, tetanus, IFA, albendazole, ITN, and IPTp as measured by cross sectional household surveys Change between 0 and 18 months of implementation
Secondary Change in Proportion of women who recently gave birth who had a facility-based delivery as measured by cross sectional household surveys Change between 0 and 18 months of implementation
Secondary Prevalence of malaria by RDT among pregnant women attending 1st ANC throughout study period; average of once per month
Secondary Prevalence of malaria by RDT among among children under 5 throughout study period; average of once per year
Secondary Difference in provider time required to deliver GANC versus individual ANC 12 months
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