Using mHealth Technology to Identify and Refer Surgical Site Infections in Rwanda

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

653

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

March 15, 2017

Primary Completion Date

October 4, 2018

Study Completion Date

October 4, 2018

Conditions
Surgical Site Infection
Interventions
OTHER

SSI Screening Tool used in home visits by CHWs

Individuals in Arm 1 will be visited at home by the sCHW who will administer the optimized SSI protocol via the mHealth device. Following the screening, the sCHWs will use the cell phone to photograph the surgical wound and record the GPS location of the visit.

OTHER

SSI Screening Tool used via phone call follow-up

Individuals in Arm 2 will be phoned by the sCHW who will administer the SSI protocol over the phone.

Trial Locations (1)

0000

Kirehe District Hospital, Kirehe District

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

OTHER

collaborator

Partners in Health

OTHER

lead

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER