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NCT03419416: KMC-Oromia
KMC Implementation Research for Accelerating Scale-up in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
trial testing Kangaroo mother care (KMC) in Low Birth-weight in 700 participants. Completed in 30 June 2019.
30 June 2019
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Addis Ababa University |
|---|---|
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 700 |
| Start date | 24 June 2017 |
| Primary completion | 30 June 2019 |
| Estimated completion | 30 June 2019 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Ethiopia |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Kangaroo mother care (KMC)
Conditions studied
- Low Birth-weight — all drugs for Low Birth-weight →
Sponsor
Addis Ababa University
Who can join
Adults 1 Day to 28 Days, any sex, with Low Birth-weight. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The main objective is to implement Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) at selected facilities in Addis Ababa and Oromia Regions to achieve high effective coverage in the catchment population.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India: a multi-site implementation research study.
Mony PK, Tadele H, Gobezayehu AG, Chan GJ, et al · · 2021 · cited 44× · PMID 34518203 · DOI 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005905 -
Kangaroo Mother Care implementation research to develop models for accelerating scale-up in India and Ethiopia: study protocol for an adequacy evaluation.
Medhanyie AA, Alemu H, Asefa A, Beyene SA, et al · · 2019 · cited 24× · PMID 31753865 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025879
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Verify against primary sources
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03419416 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Addis Ababa University
- Last refreshed: 16 July 2019
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