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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Karolinska Institutet |
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Information provided by: | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00687895 |
General objective: To improve the quality of fever case management in children in government health facilities in Tanzania Hypothesis:The training of health workers, as well as provision, training and use of microscopes for malaria diagnosis will improve the treatment of clinical episodes of fever in children while reducing the amount and costs of drugs
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Malaria |
Procedure: Clinical algorithm and microscopy diagnosis of malaria |
Phase IV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Health Services Research, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Quality Malaria Case Management In Under- Fives In Primary Health Care (Phc) Institutions In Bagamoyo And Kibaha Districts Of Coastal Tanzania:a Multicomponent Controlled Intervention Study |
Enrollment: | 3131 |
Study Start Date: | July 2003 |
Study Completion Date: | March 2004 |
Primary Completion Date: | March 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
training in clinical algorithm plus microscopy
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Procedure: Clinical algorithm and microscopy diagnosis of malaria
Clinical alogarithm The content of the package included
Malaria microscopy. contents
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2: Experimental
clinical algorithm
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Procedure: Clinical algorithm and microscopy diagnosis of malaria
Clinical alogarithm The content of the package included
Malaria microscopy. contents
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3: No Intervention
Control
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PHC facilities were eligible for the study if they were rural government owned; accessible by road during rainy season; and within 3 hours by car from Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS), Dar es Salaam
All children attending the 16 PHC facilities under the study during daytime were enrolled if they fulfilled the following criteria:
Patients with severe disease and/or general danger signs requiring inpatient care according to the IMCI guidelines were admitted or referred to the health centers or the district hospitals
Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Months to 59 Months |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
a) N/A
Tanzania | |
dispensaries/health centers in Kibaha and Bagamoyo | |
Coast, Tanzania |
Study Director: | Anders Bjorkman, MD | Karolinska Institutet |
Responsible Party: | Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences ( Zull Premji, professor ) |
Study ID Numbers: | HF2003 |
Study First Received: | May 28, 2008 |
Last Updated: | May 28, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00687895 |
Health Authority: | Tanzania: National Institute for Medical Research |
malaria microscopy primary health care children |
Protozoan Infections Benzocaine Parasitic Diseases Malaria |
Coccidiosis |