Impact of Microbe Literacy Initiative on Improved Vaccine Uptake in Peri-urban Slum Areas in Kathmandu, Nepal

Vaccine Acceptance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Microbe Literacy Initiative on Improved Vaccine Uptake in Peri-urban Slum Areas in Kathmandu, Nepal: A Community Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05378438
• Other study ID #: 39/2022
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 17, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Nepal Health Research Council
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is designed to assess the impact of the first introduction of microscope-based health education on people's attitude and practice towards disease prevention in Nepal, measured by vaccine acceptance rate. Such health education has an important role to play in communities where vaccine acceptance is low.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 1252
• Est. completion date: April 17, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• People aged 18 years or older who are resident of the study target area
• People who stayed at least for 6 months on the area of study
• People who agrees with the procedure of study and follow ups visits
• People who provide consent for their participation will be recruited in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People under 18 years of age will not be enrolled into study due to their limitation of understanding and implementation of the content of workshop given as intervention.
• People who do not wish to participate in the trial
• Those with currently ongoing court hearing and deprive of freedom will not be enrolled for the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Vaccine Acceptance

Intervention

Other:
• Microbe literacy Program in the form of workshop
Two to Three hours of workshop on microbe literacy will be conducted as an intervention. Workshop includes discussion on various common microorganisms causing diseases, their sources, relationship with surroundings and management. Prime focus of the session will be on management via treatments and risk reduction via vaccination.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Nepal	Nepal Health Research Council	Kathmandu	Bagmati

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nepal Health Research Council	Microbe Literacy Initiative, Partnership for Sustainable Development Nepal (PSDNepal)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Nepal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Differential vaccine acceptance rates between intervention and control group	Data will be collected for baseline as well as post intervention after 3 months of workshop. For both the intervention and control group, number of vaccinated among the participants for provided COVID-19 vaccine and Typhoid vaccine will be made. Comparative analysis will be made in both the study groups before and after the intervention program.	Within 3 months of intervention