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Examining the usefulness of extended digitally driven training programs for grass root level health workers.

Implementation and Evaluation of the NIMHANS-ECHO Blended Training Program for the DMHP Workforce in a Rural South-Indian District of Karnataka State

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/12/022245
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-12-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIMHANS-ECHO Blended Training Program: The Project ECHO is a novel and innovative model of health care training and mentoring, based at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Cent

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the DMHP workforce from the 6 randomly selected Primary Health Care Centres in the Ramanagaram District will be included in the study. The DMHP workforce includes- ASHA, ANM workers, the pharmacists and the Medical officers of the corresponding PHCs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No Specific Exclusion Criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Short-term outcomes a. Participation/attendance of spoke members, their satisfaction . b. Demonstration (by the spokes) of: Knowledge, Competence c. Perspectives from the spokes with regards to the challenges they face d. Challenges faced by the â??hubâ?? members in running the program e. To study the challenges and opportunities of setting up and running of such a training module (to study the feasibility of running such program) Timepoint: The online hand holding exercise will continue for 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A host of long term outcomes like patient health outcomes, population health outcomes and subsidiary outcomes like onsite and online curriculum development for the DMHP workforce will be measuredTimepoint: The online hand holding exercise will continue for 6 months;Medium-term outcomes a. Performance of spoke members in identification, pharmacotherapy, counseling, referral to higher centers b. Sustainability of the programTimepoint: The online hand holding exercise will continue for 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr C Naveen Kumar

National Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences

cnkumar1974@gmail.com9448504903

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026