Clinical trials: Developing Countries
Health Care Economics, Child Health
Laos Out-Of-Pocket Costs: an Observational Study on the Impact of Severe Childhood Illness on the Health, Wealth and Wellbeing of Household Members in Laos
This will be a prospective longitudinal study of children attending hospital for treatment of a severe illness with community follow-up in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
- Conditions
- Health Care Economics, Child Health, Cost of Illness, Burden of Illness
- Trial name
- LOOP (NCT05239104)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Task Sharing for the Care of Severe Mental Disorders in a Low-income Country
Task sharing mental health care through integration of mental health into primary health care (PHC) is advocated as a means of narrowing the treatment gap for mental disorders in low-income countries.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- TaSCS (NCT02308956)
- Testing
- Integrated mental health in primary care, Psychiatric nurse-led specialist care
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Major Surgery
Postoperative Complications in Major Surgery
The primary objective of this study is to develop and validate a multivariable risk prediction model for 30-day major postoperative complications and mortality in patients undergoing major surgery across participating…
- Trial name
- SURGCOM (NCT07621198)
- Testing
- Patients with postoperative complications
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio
Haemophilia, Developing Countries
Non Substitutive Strategies to Improve Haemophilia Care in Developing Countries. Experience in Ivory Coast.
This study aims to make an inventory of the condition and care of patients with haemophilia and carriers for haemophilia in Ivory Coast and to promote the use non substitutive strategies that are not costly and available in Ivory…
- Trial name
- NCT03054662
- Testing
- Education, Improve biological diagnosis and follow-up of haemophilia, Implement haemostatic non substitutive care of haemophilia
- Where
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Sepsis, Umbilical Cord
Perinatal Handwashing Intervention in Bangladesh
The purpose of this study is to determine if an intensive handwashing intervention administered to primiparous women during their pregnancy can increase maternal handwashing with soap at critical times.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Umbilical Cord, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01309321
- Testing
- Perinatal Handwashing Promotion, Neonatal Health Promotion
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Appendicitis (Diagnosis), Acute Appendicitis
Alvarado Score in the Meta Department
The project aims to determine the frequency of use of the Alvarado score among emergency department physicians at facilities in Villavicencio, Colombia.
- Trial name
- NCT07370896
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Departamental de Villavicencio
Gestational Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Metformin Treatment in Gestational Diabetes and Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes in Pregnancy in a Developing Country
The study hypothesis was In women with gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes in pregnancy metformin treatment compared with insulin will result in better perinatal and maternal outcome and improved treatment acceptability with…
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- migdm&t2dm (NCT01855763)
- Testing
- Metformin, Insulin
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Vascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Disorders
Using a Tailored Health Information Technology Driven Intervention to Improve Health Literacy and Medication Adherence
Although most patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome or acute ischemic stroke in South Asian countries receive these evidence-based treatments, their overall continuation in the outpatient phase of care remains low.
- Conditions
- Vascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Ischemic Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- TalkingRx (NCT02354040)
- Testing
- Talking Rx
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University