- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05350462
Adoption of L-PZQ for Schistosomiasis by Endemic Counties - Social Science Research Study (ADOPT)
ADOPT - Community Intervention: Social Science Research Study to Support the Adoption of Levo-Praziquantel (L-PZQ) for the Treatment of Schistosomiasis in Pre-school Aged Children in Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
In many African countries, the worm disease schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a serious problem that affects the health of many people. An estimated 50 million pre-school children in sub-Saharan Africa are affected, but are currently excluded from routine preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel because there is no suitable preparation for this age group. As a result, the public-private Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, led by the pharmaceutical company Merck, has developed Levo-Praziquantel 150 mg, which is child-friendly in dosage as well as in tolerability and taste. The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) programme, together with the Global Health Innovation Technology Fund (GHIT), is funding the conduct of an implementation study "ADOPT - Adoption of Levo-Praziquantel 150mg for Schistosomiasis by endemic countries" to prepare for the introduction of Levo-Praziquantel in the partner countries Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda, where schistosomiasis is endemic.
This study protocol describes the social science research part of the implementation project (Work Package 1). It aims to provide important insights into local conditions as well as knowledge, perceptions and management of schistosomiasis among the population in each of the three study countries, particularly among parents of young children and health workers. In addition, possible factors influencing the introduction and acceptance of the new preparation will be identified, as well as ideal platforms for this. Furthermore, the implementation pilot study will be accompanied and its implementation investigated.
The mixed-methods study with a focus on qualitative research methods will be conducted in two different phases in the three partner countries: 1) before the intervention/pilot study; 2) during and after the implementation pilot study. In the first phase, semi-structured Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) will be conducted with health workers and stakeholders from the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) sector and local health workers in the study regions. In addition, parents/families of young children will be interviewed through focus group interviews (FGD) and socio-demographic questionnaires. Study design, data collection and analysis as well as publication and dissemination are carried out jointly by the social science research team of the TUM Center for Global Health and the partners in the study countries.
The formative qualitative evaluation of the post-intervention part will be conducted after the community pilot Levo-Praziquantel distribution (which is not part of this observational study) with the same key informants as preADOPT intervention. This will entail documentation of implementation strategies on the ground through participant observations, semi-structured and in-depth interviews and FGDs to assess the realisation and acceptance of the different strategies. We will also add a new key informant group, i.e. community drug distributors, of which participants will be recruited into semi-structured and in-depth interviews as well as FGDs. For the post-intervention, the same methods as described above for preintervention will be applied. In addition, a postintervention simple questionnaire will be added to the parent/guardian group (designed on the basis of findings from the pre-intervention part) to assess the implementation process.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Andrea Winkler, Prof.
- Phone Number: 089 / 4140 4636
- Email: andrea.winkler@tum.de
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Laura Roth
- Phone Number: 089 / 4140 4636
- Email: laura.roth@tum.de
Study Locations
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Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
- Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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Nairobi, Kenya
- African Institute for Health and Development
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Kampala, Uganda
- Makerere University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- within the targeted communities
- all key informant groups as described
- willing to participate voluntarily and to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- refusing to give informed consent, participating not voluntarily or their participation causing psycho-social distress or even harm to themselves or other community members
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire
Drug naive region Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
Data collection will occur at two main time points of the ADOPT-community intervention project: before (baseline assessment) and during/after the community pilot L-PZQ distribution, in order to inform the design and process of the implementation, including that of advocacy and mobilisation, of Levo-Praziquantel delivery to PSAC.
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Bangolo, Côte d'Ivoire
Drug naive region Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
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Man, Côte d'Ivoire
was a phase III clinical trial site for Levo-Praziquantel in 2021 Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
Data collection will occur at two main time points of the ADOPT-community intervention project: before (baseline assessment) and during/after the community pilot L-PZQ distribution, in order to inform the design and process of the implementation, including that of advocacy and mobilisation, of Levo-Praziquantel delivery to PSAC.
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Homa Bay, Kenya
was a phase III clinical trial site for Levo-Praziquantel in 2021 Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
Data collection will occur at two main time points of the ADOPT-community intervention project: before (baseline assessment) and during/after the community pilot L-PZQ distribution, in order to inform the design and process of the implementation, including that of advocacy and mobilisation, of Levo-Praziquantel delivery to PSAC.
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Kwale, Kenya
Drug naive region Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
Data collection will occur at two main time points of the ADOPT-community intervention project: before (baseline assessment) and during/after the community pilot L-PZQ distribution, in order to inform the design and process of the implementation, including that of advocacy and mobilisation, of Levo-Praziquantel delivery to PSAC.
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Hoima, Uganda
Drug naive region Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
Data collection will occur at two main time points of the ADOPT-community intervention project: before (baseline assessment) and during/after the community pilot L-PZQ distribution, in order to inform the design and process of the implementation, including that of advocacy and mobilisation, of Levo-Praziquantel delivery to PSAC.
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Bugiri, Uganda
Drug naive region Parents/guardians of pre-school aged children Primary healthcare personnel Community stakeholders (e.g. political/administrative leaders, religious leaders, traditional healers, civil society, non-governmental organizations, key health system representatives, schistosomiasis control officers, community drug distributers) |
Data collection will occur at two main time points of the ADOPT-community intervention project: before (baseline assessment) and during/after the community pilot L-PZQ distribution, in order to inform the design and process of the implementation, including that of advocacy and mobilisation, of Levo-Praziquantel delivery to PSAC.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Qualitative data analysis including self-reported information on knowledge, perception, and experience of schistosomiasis (treatment) and child health within families (Micro, Meso and Macro level)
Time Frame: 13.12.2021 -31.06.2022 + Second study wave in 2024
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Qualitative data analysis using the "Thematic Analysis" approach. This approach helps to identify, analyse and interpret patterns of meaning in the form of emerging "themes" in the qualitative data. Important "themes" emerging from the focus group discussions and key informant interviews are explored. In this way, important subjective factors of acceptance or non-acceptance as well as differences within opinions can be revealed. Topics on which the qualitative analysis will focus are:
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13.12.2021 -31.06.2022 + Second study wave in 2024
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Semi-structured socio-demographic questionnaires (quantitative data) used to collect further data from parents/guardians of PSAC in the study (knowledge, perception and acceptability related to (pediatric) schistosomiasis)
Time Frame: 13.12.2021 -31.06.2022 + Second study wave in 2024
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The outcomes of the quantitative da will be triangulated with qualitative data (Outcome 1) and secondary data from a desk review.
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13.12.2021 -31.06.2022 + Second study wave in 2024
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mary Nyamongo, Dr., African Institute for Health and Development
- Principal Investigator: Stella Neema, Prof., Makerere University - Social Science Department
- Principal Investigator: Alain Toh, Prof., Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny d'Abidjan-Cocody
Study record dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
- Kenya
- health literacy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Uganda
- knowledge
- community health
- implementation study
- qualitative research
- mixed methods
- mass drug administration
- collaborative research
- Ivory Coast
- Côte d'Ivoire
- key informant interview
- focus group discussion
- neglected tropical diseases
- pre-school aged children
- Public-private partnership
- social acceptance
- levo-praziquantel
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 731/21 S
- RIA2019IR-2895 (Other Grant/Funding Number: EDCTP)
- G2020-102R1 (Other Grant/Funding Number: GHIT)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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