Status:
COMPLETED
A Trial of Improved Financial Access to Healthcare in Ghana
Lead Sponsor:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Dangme West Health District, Ghana
Conditions:
Malaria
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-5 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Effective control strategies for malaria depend both on preventing disease and on treating those who become infected to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. There are many barriers to preventi...
Detailed Description
Objectives General: To assess by means of a randomized trial, the impact of improving financial access to primary health care on morbidity due to severe malaria and utilization of health services am...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Child in household aged between 6 months and 5 years
- Informed consent from parents
- Household to which child belongs resident in the Dodowa sub district and intending to remain resident until the end of the next two years
Exclusion
- Parents refuse to participate in the study
- Household due to emigrate from study area within two years
- Household currently enrolled
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
February 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00146692
Start Date
April 1 2004
End Date
February 1 2005
Last Update
January 12 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Dangme West District
Dodowa, Ghana