NCT02191527

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Point-of-care Diagnostic Technologies in MCH Services in Mozambique

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Point-of-care Diagnostic Technologies in MCH Services and Their Impact on Mother and Child Health Outcomes in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,673 (actual)
• Sponsor: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The general goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of POC technologies for diagnosis of syphilis, quantitative analysis for hemoglobin and CD4 counting performed within MCH services to improve maternal and infant health. A prospective, quasi-experimental study will be done in Cabo Delgado province, where health facilities will be randomized in an intervention or comparison arm. Outcomes on maternal and infant health will be measured.

Conditions

• HIV
• Syphilis
• Anemia During Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	PIMA® for quantitative analysis of CD4-count
DEVICE	Hemocue® (HemoCue AB, Angelhom, Sweden) for quantitative analysis of hemoglobin
DEVICE	SD Bioline® (Standard Diagnostics Inc., South-Korea) for qualitative analysis of syphilis

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2014-07-16
• Last updated: 2020-07-23