Peer Learning and HBB in Managing Maternal Newborn and Child Health Emergencies in Rural Uganda

Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Emergencies Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Use of Simulation Based Education With Peer Learning to Enhance HBB Training for Managing Maternal Newborn and Child Health Emergencies in Rural Uganda: A Cluster-randomized Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03252275
• Other study ID #: MUST 21/06-16
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 9, 2017
• Last updated: August 14, 2017
• Start date: August 30, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: Mbarara University of Science and Technology
• Contact: Santorini Data, MD
• Phone: +256752214458
• Email: sdata[@]must.ac.ug
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to test an intervention that has potential to improve acute care skills and confidence related to safe delivery and newborn care for mid-level health providers in Uganda by the development of a 'mobile' simulation package including scale-up materials based upon research evidence. In this randomized study investigators will compare the impact of a peer learning package on skills, knowledge and team work regarding newborn care among health workers in rural south western Uganda.

Description:

The aim of this study is to test an intervention that has potential to improve acute care skills and confidence related to safe delivery and newborn care for mid-level health providers in Uganda by the development of a 'mobile' simulation package including scale-up materials based upon research evidence. In this randomized study investigators will compare the impact of a peer learning package on skills, knowledge and team work regarding newborn care among health workers in rural south western Uganda.

The cluster randomized study will have two arms; intervention arm receives peer learning program. In this program, two health workers at the same health facility teach each other using case scenarios. The case scenarios will be based on common neonatal conditions such as neonatal sepsis, hypothermia and prematurity.

The two study arms will both receive training on HBB and Essential care for every baby (ECEB)

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 77
• Est. completion date: June 2021
• Est. primary completion date: January 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Health workers involved in performing deliveries of mothers at health center IVs and IIIs (i.e, county and subcounty level)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Health facilities based in municipalities, urban dwellings

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Emergencies
• Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Emergencies

Intervention

Other:
• Peer learning
Peer learning plus HBB and ECEB

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mbarara University of Science and Technology	University of Calgary

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Skills on key maternal, newborn and child health emergency procedures	Ability to perform key maternal, new born and child health emergency procedures measured using Multiple choice questions (MCQs). A composite score with a maximum of 100% will be computed from these MCQs	Change in skills scores at 6 and 12 months from Baseline
Secondary	Clinical teamwork scores	Ability to work as a team through communication, sharing roles and completing tasks together measured using the Clinical Teamwork scale (CTS). A composite score will be computed by adding up all the items on the CTS scale. CTS has 15 items, each item with a maximum score of 10	Change in CTS scores at 6 and 12 months from Baseline