Healthy Beginning Initiative

NCT ID: NCT01795261

Last Updated: 2015-12-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

5400 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if providing free laboratory test to pregnant women and their spouses at churches, in addition to laboratories or hospitals, will increase the number of pregnant women and their spouses who get screened for HIV, malaria, sickle cell trait, hemoglobin levels, syphilis, and hepatitis B. These tests are necessary to keep mothers healthy during pregnancy and lead to healthy babies. This research is taking place in 40 churches in Nigeria.

Detailed Description

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We are conducting a randomized trial to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of a congregation-based Healthy Beginning Initiative (HBI) delivered by lay health advisors (Intervention Group; IG), versus a Facility Based Approach (Control Group; CG) on the HIV testing rate and PMTCT completion among 2,700 pregnant women. Four dioceses with forty churches nested in the dioceses, will be randomly assigned to either the IG (N=2; n=20) or the CG (N=2; n=20). The HBI combines a family educational game show and an integrated on-site laboratory testing in the context of a baby shower. Monthly prayer sessions for pregnant women will be used for recruitment and a baby reception following infant baptisms will be used for follow up after delivery. The primary outcome is difference in testing rate among pregnant women in IG compared to CG. The secondary outcomes are HIV testing rate among male partners and PMTCT completion among HIV-infected pregnant women. Pregnant women will complete an investigator-administered questionnaire at the baby reception to collect information on HIV testing and PMTCT completion. Data will be confirmed with Health Facilities and on-site testing data. This proposal is a collaboration among Partners for Prevention, education, Training, Treatment and Research (PeTR-Global Solutions)/AIDSRelief (our PEPFAR-funded partner in Nigeria responsible for training, HIV testing, linkage to treatment and local oversight of the project); New York University School of Medicine (program evaluation and shares oversight with PI), Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno (provide overall oversight, data management and evaluation of program effectiveness).

Conditions

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HIV

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Lifestyle counseling

Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV

No interventions assigned to this group

Lifestyle counseling Male

male partners and PMTCT completion rate among HIV-infected pregnant women.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pregnant females 18 years and older;
* Male partners of pregnant females 18 years and older;
* Subjects must attend church at one of the participating diocese

Exclusion Criteria

\- Subjects will be excluded if they are not pregnant women or their male partners or are younger than 18 years old.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Nevada, Reno

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Echezona Ezeanolue, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Nevada, Reno

Locations

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PeTR Global Solutions

Abuja, Maitama, Nigeria

Site Status

Countries

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Nigeria

References

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Other Identifiers

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1R01HD075050-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1R01HD075050-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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