Status:

COMPLETED

Cluster Randomized Trial of Peer Health Education in Malaria in The Gambia

Lead Sponsor:

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia

Nova Scotia Gambia Association, The Gambia

Conditions:

Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

15+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Health promotion in schools aims to improve the health and well being of students by empowering them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to take responsibility for their own health. We incorpora...

Detailed Description

12 communities in The Gambia, each including an upper basic and/or a senior secondary school, were pair-matched on urban/rural location and school type, and one community in each pair randomly selecte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Woman caring for a child under 5 years of age, living in the compound of one of the peer health educators
  • Student attending school

Exclusion

  • Not caring for a child under 5 years (for women)
  • Not living in a compound of a peer health educator (for women)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

October 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

960 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00269178

Start Date

August 1 2003

End Date

October 1 2004

Last Update

November 26 2024

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Medical Research Council Laboratories

Banjul, The Gambia