6,797
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2014
Evidence based, DSS enabled, health care delivery model
"The study focus on preliminary work before a definitive randomised controlled trial. In this phase, we are developing an intervention for the evidence based management of hypertension and diabetes at primary care setting in India.~The components of the interventions that we are developing are:~1. A structured training of the health care staff for identifying people at risk of developing diabetes or hypertension~2. Treating patients as per a standard clinical guidelines~3. Giving health education to patients on lifestyle changes for better self-care~4. Optimizing the care pathways at the health facilities to enable better delivery of the intervention and~5. Development and implementation of a smartphone based decision support system (DSS) with inbuilt diagnostic and treatment algorithm"
CHCs and District Hospital of Solan District, Solan
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
OTHER
Public Health Foundation of India
OTHER
Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India
OTHER