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Rebuilding trust in public healthcare in conflict-affected Northeast Nigeria: a survey-embedded randomized field experiment

Rebuilding trust in public healthcare in conflict-affected Northeast Nigeria: a survey-embedded randomized field experiment - ConResTT-NE (Conflict-affected Trust Restoration Trial – Northeast Nigeria)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00038003
Enrollment
3006
Registered
2025-09-26
Start date
2025-04-03
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

Z60.8

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention: Participants receive an official letter, signed by a state health authority, acknowledging hardships and inviting them to use government health services. Group 2: Control: No le

Sponsors

University of Hamburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Caregiver of children who participated in the first round of the household survey in Adamawa, Borno, or Yobe States, and who provided informed consent to participate in the follow-up study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Respondents unable to provide informed consent or not traceable for the follow-up interview.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Trust in public healthcare, measured immediately after the intervention with two survey items: (1) belief that state healthcare workers care about the respondent; (2) trust in healthcare workers and clinics.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes include: (1) willingness to use government health services for children’s care; (2) intention to vaccinate one’s child at the next scheduled immunization; (3) trust in health advice from government officials.

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactMax Schaub

University of Hamburg

max.schaub@uni-hamburg.de+4940428382549

Outcome results

None listed

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