[PDF] Top 20 Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... of hypertension and other non- communicable diseases is substantial and increasing, especially in ...health care delivery practices in these set- ...including linkage and retention to ... See full document

... cluding Kenya, particularly in rural settings, many women deliver at home ...a study done in Brazil that compared 2 systems of delivery of breastfeeding counseling/support: a purely hospital-based ... See full document

... standardized care to enhance hypertension management. The trial uses hypertension as an entry point into developing rural NCD health services, and the HHE component of our interven- ... See full document

... to care (85% of those testing positive) ...medical care rather than a research ...a randomized trial. A well-designed individual-level randomized controlled trial in ... See full document

... of hypertension [2,3]. Hypertension currently affects around 40% of the adult population in the Agincourt subdistrict, a rural area covered by the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System ... See full document

... Ten study units were selected from the 11 existing secondary facilities in the ...months). Study units were ran- domized to the combination intervention strategy (CIS) or standard of care (SOC) ... See full document

... The trial will utilize a stepped-wedge design to evaluate a training intervention using SPs to train HCWs in assessment, communication, and empathy skills for AYA HIV ...in Kenya with an active electronic ... See full document

... combined protocol will be compared against the standard protocol (the national protocol in each ...combined protocol admits all children with a MUAC <125 mm and/or oedema (+/++) and treats ... See full document

... this study based on differences in proportions in a cluster randomized trial for our key outcomes of maternal ART adherence (percentage of women who report at least 85% adherence) and mater- nal ... See full document

... of hypertension [2,3]. Hypertension currently affects around 40% of the adult population in the Agincourt subdistrict, a rural area covered by the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System ... See full document

... The study is conducted in the practice network of 180 primary care academic teaching practices of the Uni- versity Duisburg-Essen, ...and rural regions of North Rhine- Westphalia with a distance of 5 ... See full document

... this study in a NICU with too many beds, as it may be difficult to maintain the quality of the study in a larger NICU, par- ticularly in terms of problems with human resources, such as varying availability ... See full document

... [35]. Care is provided by a midwife or an obstetri- cian (facilitator) and a co-facilitator to groups of eight to twelve women of similar gestational ...involved care providers will be trained by licensed ... See full document

... health care costs, hospital stays, more general practitioner visits, more intensive nursing care, increased requirement of nursing home-care ...for care and social services leads to costs of ... See full document

... Parents’ mental health status will be measured both as a secondary outcome and as a potential moderator or mediator of child mental health outcomes [43, 44]. Parental emotional status will be measured at baseline, and at ... See full document

... The new procedure consists of the application of a for- mula, in either liquid or spray, which contains 95% extra virgin olive oil. This product will have the same appear- ance as the hyperoxygenated fatty acid, using ... See full document

... our study is not without limitations. While our study was generalizable in terms of geography and community size, we had an over-representation of chain affiliated and for-profit LTC homes compared with ... See full document

... this study in the control group, activity related to data co- llection may have an impact on improving the practice of ...our trial could be contaminated if there is a transfer of staff from intervention ... See full document

... Critical Care Pain Observation Tool; CONSORT: Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRF: case record form; DSMB: Data Safety and Monitoring Board; GCP: good ... See full document

... Methods: Women between 18 and 45 years of age, and trying to conceive are eligible for inclusion in a randomized controlled trial. Participants are allocated either to a general population cohort or ... See full document