Febrile Illness Clinical Trial
Official title:
Expanding the Roles of Village Malaria Workers: Operational Research in Cambodia
This project will conduct pragmatic operational research in rural communities served by approximately 12 health centres and 120 village malaria workers in Battambang/Pailin, western Cambodia. This study is funded by Global Fund/Regional Artemisinin Initiative (RAI3E). The grant reference number is QSE-M-UNOPS-MORU-20864-007-42
This is an integration of activities with the South and Southeast Asian Community-based Trials Network (SEACTN) that is ongoing in Lao PDR and Bangladesh. The SEACTN study aims to identify the most relevant ways in which village health worker roles can be expanded to include management of community febrile illness. A number of SEACTN activities will also be conducted in Cambodia alongside this project. For this project, the study team will test specific examples of expanded roles of VMWs including testing for other causes of fever in people who are malaria negative and assessing the feasibility of diagnostics other than malaria RDTs at health centres. Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected to determine acceptability, a mixed-methods approach will be used for the assessment: • Quantitative method Participants with febrile illness attending village malaria workers will be tested by novel rapid diagnostic tests (Dengue and CRP rapid test) in addition to a standard malaria test. Village malaria workers (VMWs)/ mobile malaria workers (MMWs) will be trained to conduct a package of activities ((i) hygiene and sanitation; (ii) disease surveillance; (iii) EPI and ANC support; (iv) management of mild common illnesses that they will carry out alongside their usual role of testing (RDTs) and treating malaria. If possible, within a week of conducting a novel RDT, a well-being follow up will be undertaken by the VMW, either via telephone or face-to-face. For the primary outcomes, the study team will report numbers and proportions of training modules passed, malaria tests performed, new diagnostic tests performed correctly, algorithms followed correctly, number of consultations, coverage estimates, and the study team will use the national malaria information system to provide a comparison in activity levels compared to other areas of Cambodia. The study team will record the incidence and aetiology of febrile illnesses. • Qualitative method A set of interviews/discussions with health centre staffs and local stakeholders will be conducted to refine the intervention design and implementation strategy. To this end, the interviews will elicit the views and experience of local stakeholders on (1) health care needs and gaps in local communities, (2) views and past experiences concerning the implementation of the VMW programme, with a focus on challenges and good practices around the use of RDTs, and (3) their views about suitable methods and strategies to expand the current VMW programme considering the new technologies available. Findings from the study will highlight to the wider scientific community the benefits and challenges of expanding the roles of VMW/MMWs. ;
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