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A Family-centred Approach Enhancing Cardiovascular Health in Ugandan Adolescents and Their Families
Led by MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit · Updated on 2025-12-12
1280
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
130 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Lead Sponsor
U
University of California
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The FaCe-D Study, with funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) through Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) aims to adapt and implement an evidence-based family centred approach (FCA) to prevent cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among adolescents and their families. This 5-year implementation science study will be conducted in 16 villages in Jinja district and another 16 in Kampala beginning April 2024 to evaluate the effectiveness of FCA in reducing the risk of CVD in Uganda and to assess feasibility, adoption, while measuring the costs of implementation. The study will be implemented by a group of researchers from MRC/UVRI \& LSHTM, University of British Columbia (Canada), TASO (Uganda) and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) - USA with guidance from the Ministry of Health - Uganda.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Family-centred Approach Enhancing Cardiovascular Health in Ugandan Adolescents and Their Families
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 10 -19 years
- Household head or parent has provided consent or permission
- Planning to continue staying in the study village for the next 12 months
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently in or planning to join a boarding school
- Pregnant or lactating
- Known to have a chronic condition such as mental illness
- The adolescent does not assent or consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
TASO Jinja
Jinja, Uganda
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2
Kiswa Health center III
Kampala, Uganda
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Research Team
A
Arthur Namara, MSc
CONTACT
C
Chairperson, UVRI REC, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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