Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT06654505
Can Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working As Male-Female Pairs Improve the Use of Postnatal Care Services in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Effectiveness of Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working As Male-Female Pairs on Women's Use of Postnatal Care Services in Sepone District in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a Protocol for a Quasi-experimental Cluster Study
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 302 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of the Ryukyus · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 15 Years – 49 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The study aims to assess the effectiveness of male-female VHV/Ws working in pairs on women's uptake of second PNC visits in rural Sepone, Lao PDR. Methods A quasi-experimental cluster study will be conducted between July 2024 and October 2026 in 37 selected sites from two districts in southern Lao PDR. In 19 selected intervention villages in the Sepone district, female-male VHV/Ws pairs will promote postpartum services, whereas, in 18 similar control villages in the Vilabuly district, VHV/Ws will work as individuals.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Paired Community Health Workers | Community Health Workers will promote maternal and child health services as paired female and male |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2024-08-10
- Primary completion
- 2024-10-30
- Completion
- 2026-10-31
- First posted
- 2024-10-23
- Last updated
- 2024-10-28
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Laos
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06654505. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.