The role of routine home visits by community health workers

The role of CHW's home health visits on medication adherence among chronically-illed elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202212839343068

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-12-15

Start date

2022-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Cardiology

Interventions

Routine home visits by volunteer social workers

Phone call respondent by volunteer social workers

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosed with health conditions particularly diabetes and hypertension. Individuals whose age is 45 or above. Individuals attending medical clinics at Iringa referral hospital, St Theresa hospital, and Ipamba hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals diagnosed with health conditions mentioned above but whose age is below 45. Individuals diagnosed with health conditions mentioned but attending medical clinics in other hospitals were also not included. individuals with other health conditions were not included.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence of Medication: Whether missed any dose of medication in the past 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Whether admitted to ER in the past 4 weeks. Whether had hospitalization in the past 4 weeks Whether refilled medication on time at at health facility in the past 4 weeks.	—

Countries

United Republic of Tanzania

Contacts

Public ContactSamwel Mwigeka

Assistant Lecturer at Ruaha Catholic University

mwigeka82@yahoo.com+255718083005

Outcome results

None listed

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