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The EPICS Trial: Enabling Parents to Increase Child Survival

The EPICS Trial: Enabling Parents to Increase Child Survival - a cluster randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN52433336
Enrollment
11400
Registered
2009-06-09
Start date
2007-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

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

Conditions

Child mortality Not Applicable

Interventions

This is a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 146 clusters. The trial will run for 2.5 years. Intervention group: community health clubs, trained village health workers, community provisio

Sponsors

Effective Intervention (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 146 clusters were chosen in Quinara and Tombali. Inclusion criteria for mothers: Women enumerated during a baseline survey aged between 12 and 49 years Inclusion criteria for children: 1. Both males and females, five years of age or younger 2. Children born after randomisation, or born after the baseline survey 3. Alive at the time of randomisation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of children that die during the study period. Outcomes assessed until 1st October 2010.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Neonatal, infant and maternal mortality rates 2. Age at and cause of child deaths 3. Treatment practices for sick children 4. Mother's or primary carer's health knowledge 5. Deliveries conducted at institutions or with a trained assistant 6. Indicators of safe birthing practices Outcomes assessed until 01/10/2010.

Countries

Guinea-Bissau

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 2, 2026