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A Family-centred Approach Enhancing Cardiovascular Health in Ugandan Adolescents and Their Families
Sponsor: MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Summary
The FaCe-D Study, with funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) through Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) aims to adapt and implement an evidence-based family centred approach (FCA) to prevent cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among adolescents and their families. This 5-year implementation science study will be conducted in 16 villages in Jinja district and another 16 in Kampala beginning April 2024 to evaluate the effectiveness of FCA in reducing the risk of CVD in Uganda and to assess feasibility, adoption, while measuring the costs of implementation. The study will be implemented by a group of researchers from MRC/UVRI \& LSHTM, University of British Columbia (Canada), TASO (Uganda) and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) - USA with guidance from the Ministry of Health - Uganda.
Official title: A Family Centred Approach to Enhance Lifestyle Change and Behavioural Modification for Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Adolescents and Their Families in Uganda
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 19 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1280
Start Date
2025-07-05
Completion Date
2028-01
Last Updated
2025-12-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
The immediate (treatment) arm, will receive the FaCe-D intervention comprising of 'HOME VISITS, DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH MESSAGING
The participants will receive the FaCe-D intervention comprising of dietary and exercise interventions delivered by Village Health Teams (VHTs)
Control Arm - standard of care
Arm Description: They will continue to receive standard care with VHts performing their usual roles of health promotion for both communicable and non-communicable diseases as outlined by the Ministry of Health guidelines. This standard care involves visits by the VHT at least once a quarter to check hygiene and environment, children's immunisation status and other health promotion activities. The VHT may or may not involve the entire family/household.
Locations (2)
TASO Jinja
Jinja, Uganda
Kiswa Health center III
Kampala, Uganda