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Sponsor: MAHAN Trust
Conditions: Hypertension (HTN), Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Malaria Fever, COPD
Interventions: Trained village health workers (VHWs) , provided treatment of HTN, diarrhoea, malaria, pneumonia, asthma and COPD by Amlodipine, ORS, Norfloxacin, Chloroquine, Azithromycin, salbutamol rotacaps, Appropriate referral
Countries: India
Background: Age specific mortality rate (ASMR) of 16-60 years is very high in Indian tribal areas due to communicable and non-communicable diseases. Objectives: The primary objective is to reduce the ASMR in 16-60 years age group by at-least 30% from 16 tribal villages of Melghat. The secondary objectives are to reduce cause-specific mortality rates (CSMR) in 16-60 years age group because of diarrhoea, malaria, pneumonia, etc. Design: Community-based, single-centered, parallel-arm, cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting: 36 tribal villages/clusters (research phase: 2004-2015) and 44 new villages (replication phase: 2016-2022) were externally randomized by lottery method to intervention arm (IA) or control arm (CA). Participants: All persons in age group of 16-60 years from inaccessible 80 tribal villages. Interventions: Trained VHWs in IA, provided behaviour change communication, treatment and referral. Except principal investigator, other study staff and participants were double blinded.
Sex: ALL
Age: 16 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * All individuals aged 16-60 years residing in the study villages who gave written informed con-sent/assent were included as participants. * De-facto (only in study village or hospital) and de-jure methods (outside study villages) were used during research phase. * De-facto method for replication phase. Exclusion Criteria: * Out-migrants \>6 months, were excluded from analysis.
- Amravati, Maharashtra, India