scholarly journals The Effects of Guided Care on the Perceived Quality of Health Care for Multi-morbid Older Persons: 18-Month Outcomes from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia M. Boyd ◽  
Lisa Reider ◽  
Katherine Frey ◽  
Daniel Scharfstein ◽  
Bruce Leff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Prevention of developmental delays among children at public healthcare facilities of Pakistan: protocol for a cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nida Khan ◽  
Muhammad Amir Khan ◽  
Muhammad Ahmar Khan ◽  
Amna Ejaz ◽  
Azza Warraitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Developmental Delays ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Objectives: This cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (cRCT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated ECD package in preventing developmental delays among children aged two years, in public health care centers, as compared to a control arm. Methods: This is a parallel, two-arm, cluster randomized controlled trial. 768 mother-child pairs (‘dyads’) attending any of the 24-public health centers in two districts of Pakistan will be recruited, with an average of 32 participants per cluster. In the intervention arm, ECD based counselling sessions will be delivered to mother–child dyads by trained staff at public health care centers. Our primary outcome is reduction in prevalence of two or more developmental delays among children, from 38% to 23% in the intervention arm. Unit of randomization will be public health care center. 24 eligible clusters recruited will be randomized into intervention and control arms, using 1:1 allocation. Discussion: The integrated model of child care into primary health care has the potential to provide a feasible and sustainable model for improving child developmental scale. Key words: Early Child Development; Prevention; Developmental Delays; Public healthcare facilities

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