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Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Applying Helping Baby Breathe in Nepal
Sponsor: Integrated Development Foundation Nepal
Summary
The cluster randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the selected health facilities/birthing centers of Sarlahi district in Nepal. Further from the selected health facilities. The investigators will assess the newborn in terms of their health outcomes. Characteristics related to the performance of skilled birth attendants will be measured prior to the intervention. After six months of the intervention, endline assessment will be conducted. The intervention unit are the health facilities which provide the services as birthing centers. The effectiveness of the intervention will be examined using generalized estimating equation against baseline vs. endline on skills performance of the health workers and newborn health outcomes. The study will be implied in the similar settings to improve the skill performance and newborn health outcomes in order to reduce neonatal mortality.
Official title: Saving Lives of Newborn (SaLiN): A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Applying Helping Baby Breathe to Manage Birth Asphyxia in Sarlahi District of Madhesh Province, Nepal
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
95
Start Date
2024-02-18
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2026-04-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Simulator based training to manage asphyxia and essential newborn care using neonatalie
The intervention, HBB training package will be used which was applied to train the hospitals staff in Nepal (Chaulagain et al., 2021) and Laerdal Global Health (Laerdal Global Health, 2021) to enhance the competencies on the resuscitation to newborn using NeoNatalie. Health workers will receive 5 days simulation training by expert pediatrician and pediatric nurse who have prior working experience in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Neonatal Care Unit. After the training, mentoring and coaching will be provided experienced newborn coach/trainer on a monthly basis for six months.
Locations (1)
Development and Research Service International Nepal
Lalitpur, Nepal