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Informal Health Provider and Practical Approach to Lung Health interventions to improve the detection of chronic airways disease and tuberculosis at primary care level in Malawi: A cluster level randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201411000910192
Enrollment
27000
Registered
2014-10-13
Start date
2015-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Tuberculosis Chronic cough

Interventions

Standard of care
Intervention arm 1
Intervention arm II

Sponsors

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for health facilities 1. Health facilities that offer out-patient services only 2. Run by low low/middle level health care workers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria 1. Health facilities offering in-patient services 2. Health facilities run by qualified medical doctors

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Proportion of the population with a chronic cough who have a diagnosis of TB or airway disease(s) recorded in their health passports

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of the population with a chronic cough on salbutamol / corticosteroid inhaler indicated in their health passports;Proportion of the population with a chronic cough with a diagnosis of TB or airway disease among patients with chronic cough attending primary health care recorded in patient registers at intervention facilities. ;Proportion of people with disabilities with a diagnosis of TB or airway disease recorded in their health passports in all arms of the study.

Countries

Malawi

Contacts

Public ContactHastings Banda
hastings@reachtrust.org+2651753260

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026