Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT04904380 |
Other study ID # |
2020/MUST-5/SIM-II |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Not yet recruiting |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
October 1, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
December 30, 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
April 2021 |
Source |
Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
Contact |
Data Santorino, MD |
Phone |
0774500571 |
Email |
sdata[@]must.ac.ug |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
In the vast majority of developing nations, frontline birth attendants are often the only
care providers responsible for newborn care including newborn resuscitation, thermal care,
feeding and administration of medications. These midwives need knowledge and skills to
provide all these newborn clinical care needs. However, frontline birth attendants in these
circumstances are seldom exposed to the training and decision support tools that would
empower them to holistically assess, decide and manage newborn babies in their care. Current
training opportunities are fragmented and need to be administered as a comprehensive package.
A combination approach to training, skills retention, and the use of decision support tools
such as Protecting Infants Remotely by SMS (PRISMS) and Augmented Infant Resuscitator (AIR)
may provide a comprehensive package for the acquisition and retention of knowledge and skills
on newborn care and empower birth attendants to provide effective, timely interventions.
Description:
The investigators will implement the Sim for Life Impart, Retain, Empower and Monitor (IREM)
module at the University of Jos teaching Hospital and 4 high volume health facilities in
Tanzania in addition to the Uganda sites. We propose to implement the program with all its
components for each of the partner institutions.
The Sim for Life IREM module combines four strategies: Impart skills using Helping Babies
Survive (HBS)/Helping Mothers Survive (HMS) courses, Retain skills (Simulation), Empower
birth attendants (PRISMS and AIR) and Monitor progress objectively. The simulation sessions
for health facilities will be conducted using the peer to peer learning methodology which
equips participants with the skills to facilitate simulation scenarios in their health
facilities. The scenarios will be provided by the Sim for life team. The topics for the
scenarios will be based on common maternal and newborn illnesses like post-partum hemorrhage,
pre-eclampsia, birth asphyxia, neonatal sepsis and prematurity.
All health facilities in this study will require smart phones for the PRISMS application,
resuscitation practice tables, source of electricity to charge a phone, practice manikins /
associated practice supplies and peer learning cards.