Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,800

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 16, 2020

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2024

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2025

Conditions
Epilepsy
Interventions
OTHER

Task-shifting of follow-up care for pediatric epilepsy

For the intervention arm, follow-up care of children with epilepsy will be shifted to be performed primarily by Community Health Workers (CHWs) with specialized epilepsy training

OTHER

Enhanced usual care for pediatric epilepsy

For the intervention arm, follow-up care of children with epilepsy will be performed primarily by physicians, with CHWs serving to collect standardized data regarding outcomes

Trial Locations (3)

Unknown

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna

UNKNOWN

lead

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

OTHER