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Effectiveness of a brief educational intervention in improving knowledge and practices regarding pre-hospital care of children with snake bites, snake identification, and snake bite prevention among Public Health Midwives and parents in two selected resource limited settings in rural Sri Lanka; a quasi-experimental trial
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SLCTR Registration Number
SLCTR/2025/011
Date of Registration
The date of last modification
Apr 01, 2025
Scientific Title of Trial
Effectiveness of a brief educational intervention in improving knowledge and practices regarding pre-hospital care of children with snake bites, snake identification, and snake bite prevention among Public Health Midwives and parents in two selected resource limited settings in rural Sri Lanka; a quasi-experimental trial
Public Title of Trial
Effectiveness of a brief educational intervention in improving knowledge and practices regarding pre-hospital care of children with snake bites, snake identification, and snake bite prevention among Public Health Midwives and parents in two selected resource limited settings in rural Sri Lanka; a quasi-experimental trial
Disease or Health Condition(s) Studied
Snakebite
Scientific Acronym
RCT-BEISME
Public Acronym
RCT-BEISME
Brief title
None
Universal Trial Number
U1111-1319-0350
Any other number(s) assigned to the trial and issuing authority
2024/EC/67 - University of Peradeniya Faculty of medicine Ethics review committee
What is the research question being addressed?
What is the short- and long-term impact of brief educational interventions aimed at optimizing knowledge and practices of Public Health Midwives regarding first-aid management of children with snake bite envenomations and prevention of snakebites in the community compared to standard practice in selected resource-limited communities in rural Sri Lanka?
Type of study
Interventional
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomized controlled trial
Masking
Masking not used
Control
Standard therapy/practice
Assignment
Parallel
Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention(s) planned
Study Setting(s): Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts Sri Lanka. Intervention arm will include PHMs serving in Ampara RDHS. Control arm will include PHMs serving in Polonnaruwa RDHS
The intervention will be a brief training and educational intervention delivered in ‘training-of-trainers (ToT)’ design, on snakebite first aid, identification, and prevention. Conducted as a three-month long session including lectures, interactive discussions, and distribution of educational materials (audio-visuals, leaflets, learning modules). PHMs will then educate parents after conclusion of the training and education program. The intervention is on top of standard care.
Control: No training or educational intervention. PHMs in the control arm continue their usual health promotion activities without additional training on snakebite prevention and first aid.
Standard Care in Each Arm: Routine healthcare services provided by PHMs, including general maternal and child health services.
Following the educational and training intervention, PHMs in the intervention arm will deliver the educational and training intervention for parents living within the serving region of the respective PHMs (PHM area). Control arm will include PHMs serving in Polonnaruwa RDHS. Parents within respective PHMs regions will also be recruited as controls. PHMs and parents in this arm will be exposed to standard care practices.
Inclusion criteria
All Public Health Midwives currently serving (<60 years) under Ampara and Polonnaruwa RDHS of Sri Lanka.
Exclusion criteria
Public Health Midwives who are either in administrative roles or hospital practice and do not have direct interaction with the community or are not involved in providing health education and pre-hospital care on children will be excluded from the study. PHMs who do not voluntarily agree to participate in the study and provide informed consent will also be excluded.
Primary outcome(s)
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1.
Knowledge regarding identification of snakes, first-aid management and prevention of snakebites among the rural communities exposed to the intervention as compared to standard practices immediately before and after the intervention in Public Health Midwives (PHMs): A structured self-administered questionnaire (available in English, Sinhalese, and Tamil) delivered online via Google Forms. |
[ Immediately and one-year after the intervention ] |
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Knowledge regarding identification of snakes, first-aid management and prevention of snakebites among the Parents, exposed to the intervention as compared to standard practices among parents, immediately before and after the intervention. Long term impact will be assessed 1-year after the intervention |
[ Immediately and one-year after the intervention ] |
Secondary outcome(s)
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1.
None |
[ None ] |
Target number/sample size
72 in each arm
Countries of recruitment
Sri Lanka
Anticipated start date
2025-04-01
Anticipated end date
2026-03-31
Date of first enrollment
Date of study completion
Recruitment status
Pending
Funding source
Self funded
Regulatory approvals
Not applicable
Status
Approved
Date of Approval
2025-02-11
Approval number
2024/EC/67
Details of Ethics Review Committee
| Name: | University of Peradeniya Faculty of medicine ERC |
| Institutional Address: | Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya |
| Telephone: | 081-2396361 |
| Email: | chairperson.erc@med.pdn.ac.lk |
Contact person for Scientific Queries/Principal Investigator
Kavinda Dayasiri
Professor in Paediatrics
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
0718460130
0718460130
kavindadayasiri@gmail.com
Contact Person for Public Queries
Kavinda Dayasiri
Professor in Paediatrics
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
0718460130
0718460130
kavindadayasiri@gmail.com
Primary study sponsor/organization
Kavinda Dayasiri
Professor of paediatrics
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
0718460130
0718460130
kavindadayasiri@gmail.com
Do the investigators plan to share identified individual clinical trial participant-level data (IPD)?
No
IPD sharing plan description
Study protocol available
No
Protocol version and date
Not Available
Protocol URL
Not Available
Results summary available
No
Date of posting results
Date of study completion
Final sample size
Date of first publication
Link to results
Brief summary of results
