Evaluation of an Information Management and Communication System for Population-wide Point-of-Care Infant Sickle Cell Disease Screening
Recruiting · NCT07610239 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Makerere University
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Sickle Cell Disease screening information management and communication system
What this trial is about
A cluster randomized trial (CRT) of the novel sickle cell disease (SCD), M-health based SCD Information Management and Communication system SIMCS vs routine new born screening strategy in health care centres in Uganda to evaluate impact on access screening, coordination of care and clinical outcomes
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Providers of child health and maternity services at selected hospitals Infants born or attending child health and maternity services at selected hospitals . Infants are the targeted age-group in this study because this is the ideal age to screen for SCD and prevent complications and mortality that generally occurs early, by 5 years old. The infants will be recruited at birth or at vaccination visits
Exclusion criteria
- Decline of inability to provide informed consent
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Nalufenya Childrens - Jinja, Uganda