An interventional study of Community Health Worker and Continuous Surveillance in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Integrated, Community-Health Systems, sponsored by Possible. Status unknown at 2 sites in Nepal. Open to female participants aged 15 Years to 49 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-09-10.
Sponsored by Possible · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
The investigators will conduct a cluster-controlled, stepped wedge implementation science trial of a bundled reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child healthcare (RMNCH) delivery intervention within an approximate population of 300,000 people in rural Nepal. This intervention integrates five evidence-based approaches for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health focused on the "golden 1000 days" from conception through age two: 1) Community Health Worker model of home-based care to monitor and increase utilization of services, maternal and neonatal health knowledge, self-efficacy, social support, and emergency planning among mothers; 2) Continuous surveillance of all pregnancies and children via an integrated electronic medical record; 3) Delivering community-based integrated management of newborn and childhood illness (CB-IMNCI) via CHWs; 4) Group antenatal and postnatal care to improve care delivery and reduce mortality during the "golden 1000 days" from conception to age two; and 5) Balanced counseling to increase post-partum contraception.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients meeting inclusion criteria and consenting to study enrollment, as stated above, will be included in the study unless 1) patients migrate from the study are before completion of any of the bundled interventions; 2) patients request exclusion from the study at any point during the bundled intervention.
Stepped wedge, cluster-controlled implementation science trial of 5 bundled intervention components (1. Community Health Worker, 2, Continuous Surveillance, 3. CB-Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness, 4. Group Antenatal and Postnatal Care, and 5. Balanced Post-Partum Contraceptive Counseling) implemented across 40 village clusters in Achham District, Nepal and 40 village clusters in Dolakha District, Nepal (covering a total population of approximately 300,000) in coordination with district authorities and study staff. The investigators anticipate the experimental arm will enroll approximately 12,000 women and their children over the 18mo enrollment period.
Other: Community Health Worker · Other: Continuous Surveillance · Other: CB-Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illness · Other: Group Antenatal and Postnatal Care · Other: Balanced Post-Partum Contraceptive Counseling
The intervention is designed to address these primary drivers of underutilization of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services in rural Nepal, namely: poverty, lack of social support, and poor birth planning. The investigators have worked with a cadre of Community Healthcare Workers who, in addition to the responsibilities of local community health volunteers, have added responsibilities, training, and managerial support. These women support their community members in their homes to identify and overcome social barriers and plan for emergency healthcare needs. The goals are to increase utilization of services, maternal and neonatal health knowledge, self-efficacy, social support, and emergency planning among mothers
Each patient identified by a Community Health Worker will undergo a complete diagnostic evaluation by the hospital-based clinicians and will be enrolled in the study only if they are identified as currently pregnant, have recently given birth, or have a child under the age of 24 months. Continuous surveillance systems ensure that the entire population is surveyed every three months and has a three month touchpoint with a Community Health Worker.
Safe delivery care; effective neonatal resuscitation; management of childhood diarrhea, malnutrition, and pneumonia; and treatment of traumatic and congenital surgical conditions can reduce child mortality. Community Based Integrated Management of Newborn and Child Illness (CB-IMNCI) has shown substantial reductions in neonatal and early child mortality. Community Health Workers will use CB-IMNCI as the clinical protocol for ongoing care to the community.
The proposed model will change antenatal and pediatric care in three major ways: 1) conduct care in a group setting, 2) provide expert and facilitated peer counseling, and 3) incorporate emergency planning. The group setting is designed to create a supportive social network among women facing similar challenges. The opportunity for counseling beyond the current standard will promote detailed emergency planning and the sharing of context-specific advice from peers to overcome barriers to access care. This intervention draws on the strength within communities of women to change health-seeking behaviors.
Research on interventions to improve postpartum contraception suggest strategies that bridge the continuum of reproductive health care-antenatal care, labor and delivery, postnatal care, and infant care-are more effective than short term, stand-alone counseling sessions. The structured counseling module incorporated in the intervention will be partially adapted from the Balanced Counseling Strategy, an interactive contraceptive counseling method developed by the Population Council in accordance with the World Health Organization's tiered effectiveness guidelines. Prior studies in clinical settings in Nepal have demonstrated increased uptake of modern contraceptive methods, especially of long-acting reversible contraceptives with use of balanced counseling.
Institutional Birth Rate
The percentage of births in a healthcare facility with a healthcare professional present.
Time frame: 3 years
Under-Two Mortality Rate
The under-2 mortality rate is the probability (expressed as a rate per 1,000 live births) of a child born in a specified year dying before reaching the age of two if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.
Time frame: 3 years
Post-Partum Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
The post-partum contraceptive prevalence rate is number of married reproductive aged women (15-49) in the study population who delivered in the past two years who are using a modern contraceptive method out of the total number of married reproductive aged women (15-49) in the study population who delivered in the past two years.
Time frame: 3 years
Home Visit Coverage
The percentage of children under 2 receiving monthly home based care by a CHW out of total number of children under 2 (aggregated by the percentage of pregnant women and reproductive-aged women).
Time frame: 3 months
Group Care Content Fidelity
The percentage of topics covered and completed out of total planned topics
Time frame: 3 months
Group Participation
The percentage of participants completing group sessions out of total scheduled participants
Time frame: 3 months
Session Completion
The percentage of group sessions completed out of total appropriate number of group sessions
Time frame: 3 months
First-Trimester Pregnancies Identified
The percentage of pregnancies identified at less than 12 weeks
Time frame: 3 months
Antenatal Care Completion
The percentage of women who have had 4 or more antenatal care visits and are eligible for the government financial incentive out of total number of women delivered
Time frame: 3 months
Pediatric Pneumonia Incidence
The number of new cases of pneumonia in catchment area in children under age of two/month
Time frame: 1 month
Pediatric Diarrhea Incidence
The number of new cases of diarrhea in catchment area in children under age of two/month
Time frame: 1 month
Pediatric Stunting Prevalence
The number of cases children in catchment area under age of two whose length-for height or height-for-age is two SDs below WHO Child Growth Standards median/total number of children in catchment area under age of two
Time frame: 1 month
Exclusive Breastfeeding Prevalence
The number of infants in catchment area age zero-five months who are exclusively breastfed/total infants in catchment area age zero-five months
Time frame: 1 month
Percent of postpartum women with unmet need for contraception
The number of reproductive age women within the first year following the birth of their most recent child who desire to either stop or postpone childbearing for the next 2 years who are not currently using a contraceptive method or have a repeat unintended pregnancy while not using contraception/Total number of women who are up to one year postpartum, excluding women who declare that they are infecund, have had a hysterectomy, or are in menopause
Time frame: 3 years
Contraceptive Method Mix
The percentage of women using each method of modern contraception out of total number of women using modern contraception
Time frame: 3 months
Total Intervention Cost
The total sum costs of each intervention component
Time frame: 3 years
Cost-Effectiveness of Bundled Intervention
The total sum costs of each intervention component over under-2 deaths averted by intervention
Time frame: 3 years
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