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NCT Number: NCT01487707

Community Based Strategies to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria

The objective of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of several community-based interventions that address the key factors underlying the high maternal mortality, as well as neonatal mortality and morbidity in northern Nigeria. The interventions, include:

1. a Voluntary Health Worker Program (VHW) 2. the VHW program with provision of a safe birth kit 3. the VHW program with community folk media activities.

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Key information

Conditions

Maternal Mortality Death Maternal Death Parental Death Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

15 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Planned Parenthood Federation

Abuja, Nigeria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women of reproductive age who live in the study clusters who provide consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Eligible women who do not consent.

Treatment and study plan

Voluntary Health Worker (VHW) Program

Behavioral

Voluntary Health Workers will conduct door-to-door campaigns on maternal and child health, and will visit pregnant women regularly to to educate and to encourage use of antenatal care and facility-based deliveries.

Safe Birth Kit

Behavioral

A safe birth kit, containing sterile materials to diminish infection risk will be given to pregnant women.

Community Folk Media Campaigns

Behavioral

Community-wide media activities, including dramas, intended to address community norms regarding maternal and child health.

Primary outcomes

  1. Maternal Mortality Ratio

    Time frame: 42 days post delivery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maternal Morbidity Rates

    Time frame: 42 days post delivery

  2. Proportion of women delivering in a health facility

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Neonatal Mortality Rate

    Time frame: 28 days after birth

  4. Proportion of women receiving antenatal care during pregnancy

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Knowledge of warning signs during pregnancy

    Time frame: 2 years

  6. Proportion of women/newborns receiving postnatal care

    Time frame: 2 years

  7. Birthweight

    Time frame: 2 years

  8. Stunting, underweight and wasting in children under 5 years

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

Other

Collaborators

  • MacArthur Foundation
  • Planned Parenthood Federation Nigeria

Registry information

Official study title

Strengthening the Midwife Service Scheme With Community Focused Interventions: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Field Trial in Nigeria

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Dec 7, 2011
Registry last updated
Jan 15, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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