Collaboration with traditional healers to reduce the delay of leprosy diagnosis and improve detection of hidden leprosy patients in Sierra Leone through establishment of a referral system

Collaboration with traditional healers to reduce the delay of leprosy diagnosis and improve detection of hidden leprosy patients in Sierra Leone through establishment of a referral system - Tradheal_Lep

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023202

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-09-30

Start date

2021-03-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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

Conditions

A30

Interventions

Group 1: Early leprosy case identification through traditional Healer Group 2: Early leprosy case detection through contacts tracing by health care worker

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: leprosy diagnosed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not willingness to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
delay of leprosy diagnosis in month evaluated with questionnaire adresse to newly diagnosed patients	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
number of leprosy diagnosed children	—

Countries

Sierra Leone

Contacts

Public ContactJosephine Amie Koroma

National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme, New England Ville

josephineamie22599@gmail.com+232-76-651-555

Outcome results

None listed

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