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Investigation of the effect of emergency obstetric care training interventions on the knowledge and skills of final year midwifery students in Kenya

A cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to improve the emergency obstetric care knowledge and skills of midwifery students prior to graduation in Kenya

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN74563398
Enrollment
240
Registered
2017-12-05
Start date
2018-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-31

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

Conditions

Emergency obstetric care capacity building/training interventions Pregnancy and Childbirth Emergency obstetric care capacity building/training interventions

Interventions

The four emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) capacity building interventions are: a. EmONC training for midwifery teachers: Midwifery teachers/lecturers are trained in the LST

Sponsors

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individual participant: Final year midwifery students in Kenya medical training institutions. Participating institutions: All Kenya medical training colleges with a final year cohort in 2018 including institutions that have received external interventions to improve emergency obstetric training.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Kenya medical training colleges without final year midwifery students in 2018.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Student knowledge and skills are measured for all groups using the multiple-choice questions and skill assessment score within 2 weeks across all assessment sites.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Student self-reported confidence in performing EmONC skills is measured using Casey-Fink Readiness for Practice Survey and the Likert scale questionnaire are administered after the knowledge and skills assessments for all groups during the data collection period of 2 weeks.

Countries

England, Kenya, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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