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An evaluation of the health and economic impact of integrated management of childhood illness in Matlab, Bangladesh: a randomised experimental study

An evaluation of the health and economic impact of integrated management of childhood illness in Matlab, Bangladesh: a randomised experimental study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN52793850
Enrollment
40000
Registered
2007-06-22
Start date
1999-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-06-17

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

Conditions

Diseases and conditions included in IMCI: nutritional status and major causes of childhood death (including Acute Respiratory Illness [ARI], diarrhoea, and newborn conditions) and child health in general Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Child Health

Interventions

1. Facility-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) interventions: started from March 2002 and is still ongoing 2. Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Il

Sponsors

The Department of Child and Adolescent Health (CAH)/World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All under-five children and their caretakers who are residents of the study area.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Do not meet the criteria above.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Under-five mortality: baseline measured in 2000, midterm in intervention are in 2005 and end-of-project in 2007 2. Under-five nutritional status: baseline measured in 2000 and end-of-project in 2007

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Quality, coverage and utilisation of IMCI services: baseline measured in 2000, and in 2003 and 2005 2. Client satisfaction: measured continuously from June 2003 3. Family and community practices related to IMCI: measured continously from 2002 4. Costs and cost-effectiveness of IMCI implementation: baseline measured in 2000 and end-of-project in 2007

Countries

Bangladesh

Outcome results

None listed

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