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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 21 June 2021
Main ID:  PACTR202102477794401
Date of registration: 23/02/2021
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: NTD Support Centre
Public title: Assessing the effectiveness of using the Community Directed Intervention (CDI) approach to improve community ownership of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Malawi
Scientific title: Assessing the effectiveness of using the Community Directed Intervention (CDI) approach to improve community ownership of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Malawi
Date of first enrolment: 01/01/2020
Target sample size: 48676
Recruitment status: Other
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=15711
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no, one, some or all interventions simultaneously,Randomised,Simple randomization using by using procedures such as coin-tossing or dice-rolling,Allocation was determined by the holder of the sequence who is situated off site  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Malawi
Contacts
Name: Peter    Furu
Address:  Oster Farimagsgade 5 1013 Copenhagen Denmark
Telephone: +4535326786
Email: furu@sund.ku.dk
Affiliation:  Associate Professor University of Copenhagen
Name: Peter    Makaula
Address:  PO Box 345 Mangochi Malawi
Telephone: +265594540
Email: petmakau@yahoo.co.uk
Affiliation:  Co Principal Investigator Research for Health Environment and Development
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children aged above 5 years as well as the at risk adults residing in the study communities. The study population includes minors (aged under 18 years) because they constitute the high risk for schistosomiasis and STH due to frequent water exposure, heavy infection intensity and morbidity
Exclusion criteria: All children aged below 5 years, the clinically sick, pregnant women and the elderly

Age minimum: 6 Year(s)
Age maximum: 12 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths
Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths
Intervention(s)
CDI arm of study
Status quo arm of the study
Primary Outcome(s)
Enhanced capacity for implementation of the CDI strategy within community and health care delivery system in the involved districts.
Increased number of health care workers actively involved and supporting in implementation of MDA using the CDI strategy at district, health centre and community levels
Secondary Outcome(s)
Increased number of targeted population accessing health services through the CDI strategy in the involved districts
Number of community based CDI implementers actively engaged in delivery of MDA using the CDI strategy in the involved districts
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
DFID
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 10/01/2020
Contact:
mohdoccentre@gmail.com
mohdoccentre@gmail.com
+265789400
mohdoccentre@gmail.com
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
URL: Not applicable
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