NCT03797768

Community-based Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Nepal

Protocol for Community-based Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Nepal: a Community-based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,438 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the fourth most important cause of death worldwide and is one of the commonest non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nepal. The presence of risk factors like indoor and outdoor air pollution, the high prevalence of smoking and lack of general awareness of COPD makes it a serious public health concern. However, no attempt has been made in Nepal to estimate its burden and address the disease at the community level. This community-based cluster randomized controlled study aims to fulfil that gap through mobilization of Female Community Health Workers (FCHVs) who will be trained to perform a certain set of health promotion activities aimed at prevention of the disease and its progression. Baseline and follow-up surveys will be conducted to compare the intervention and control groups. This study has the potential to generate evidence in helping address NCDs in Nepal and also other similar resource-limited countries.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Behavioural-FCHV Visit	Female Community Health Volunteer will visit selected households on average 3 times a year for providing health promotion messages on improving lung health status and avoiding risk factors to COPD.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-12-25
• Primary completion: 2021-05-10
• Completion: 2021-09-30
• First posted: 2019-01-09
• Last updated: 2021-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark