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Improving screening strategies for migrants in primary care

Cost-effectiveness of an alert software tool implemented in the medical record system of primary care centres to improve the screening procedure in migrants

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14795012
Enrollment
7481
Registered
2019-06-26
Start date
2018-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-07-21

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

Conditions

HIV, hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, strongyloidiasis, schistosomiasis, Chagas disease, female genital mutilation and mental health assessment Not Applicable

Interventions

The study takes place in 8 primary care centers (PCCs) located in four areas of Catalonia. In each area, a digital tool (providing recommendations for migrant screening purpose based on an individual

Sponsors

Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Migrant patients coming from endemic countries for any of the conditions included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of diagnoses of all aggregated conditions included in the study, extracted from medical records between March and December 2018:

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Extracted from medical records between March and December 2018: 1. Number of HIV diagnoses 2. Number of strongyloidiasis diagnoses 3. Number of schistosomiasis diagnoses 4. Number of tuberculosis diagnoses 5. Number of Chagas disease diagnoses 6. Number of Hepatitis C diagnoses 7. Number of Hepatitis B diagnoses 8. Number of mental health diagnoses 9. Number of female genital mutilation diagnoses 10. Number of early diagnoses of HIV 11. Number of early diagnoses of hepatitis B and C and HIV

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026