Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Local Mechanisms for Staff Motivation to Reduce Hospital Mortality

Lead Sponsor:

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Statens Serum Institut

Conditions:

Hospital Mortality

Malaria

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 59 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We observed in a randomised intervention trial in Bissau that mortality due to malaria could be reduced by half by adding a small monetary incentive to the staff and strict follow-up of a standard pro...

Detailed Description

A committee will organise collection and use of the money, and decide on incentives to be paid to the staff based on performance indicators. All children \< 5 years of age admitted to the ward will be...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Children under five years of age admitted to the ward
  • Parents of these children

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    900 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00673166

    Start Date

    January 1 2008

    End Date

    December 1 2008

    Last Update

    January 26 2017

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    Paediatric department at the national hospital

    Bissau, Bissau Region, Guinea-Bissau, 50