Status:
COMPLETED
Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity-Building Evaluation
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborating Sponsors:
Makerere University
Accordia Global Health Foundation
Conditions:
Capacity Building
Support for Midlevel Health Professionals
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This evaluation aim is to investigate a cost-effective way to build capacity for the care and prevention of infectious diseases among mid-level practitioners (MLP) in sub-Saharan Africa. Classroom bas...
Detailed Description
There are four major components of the evaluation design as described below: 1) Site Assessment, 2) Competence and practice of individual MLP who participate in IDT, 3) Facility cost and performance i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Facilities selected for OSS:
- The health facility had to be a HC IV or comparable facility such as a small general hospital or non-governmental organization clinic
- It had to be an active ART site or accredited ART site that is scheduled to become active by April 2009
- No past or current participation in a partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense
- Has a population of potential patients who are not prisoners
- Representation from all six administrative regions of Uganda
Exclusion
- NA
- MLP selected from the participating facilities for IMID:
- Two mid-level practitioners (clinical officers, nurses, or midwives) who are actively engaged in clinical infectious-disease care will be selected for enrollment in IMID
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01190540
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
December 3 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda