BabyGel Pilot: A Pilot Cluster Randomised Trial of the Provision of Alcohol Handgel to Postpartum Mothers to Prevent Neonatal and Young Infant Infection-Related Morbidity in the Community

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dc.contributor.authorDitai, J.
dc.contributor.authorAbeso, J.
dc.contributor.authorOdeke, N. M.
dc.contributor.authorMudoola, M.
dc.contributor.authorOlupot-Olupot, P.
dc.contributor.authorWeeks, A. D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T17:47:28Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T17:47:28Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAlcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) is widely used in both health and social facilities to prevent infection, but it is not known whether supplying it for regular perinatal use can prevent newborn sepsis in African rural homes. Our study piloted a cluster randomised trial of providing ABHR to postpartum mothers to prevent neonatal infection-related morbidity in the communities. We conducted a pilot parallel cluster randomised controlled trial across ten villages (clusters) in rural Eastern Uganda. Pregnant women of over 34 weeks’ gestation were recruited over a period of 3 months. Both clusters received the standard of care of antenatal health education, Maama Kit, and clinic appointments. In addition, women in the intervention villages received ABHR, instructions on ABHR use, a poster on the ‘three moments of hand hygiene’, and training. We followed up each mother-baby pair for 3 months after birth and measured rates of consent, recruitment, and follow-up (our target rate was more than 80%). Other measures included ABHR use (the acceptable use was more than four times a day) and its mode of distribution (village health workers (VHWs) or pharmacy), acceptability of study protocol and electronic data capture, and the use of WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) tool to screen for newborn infection. We selected 36% (10/28) of villages for randomisation to either intervention or control. Over 12 weeks, 176 pregnant women were screened and 58.5% (103/176) were eligible. All, 100% (103/103), eligible women gave consent and were enrolled into the trial (55 intervention and 48 control). After birth, 94.5% (52/55) of mothers in the intervention and 100% (48/48) of mothers in the control villages were followed up within 72 h. Most, 90.9% (50/55), of the mothers in the intervention villages (96.2% of live births) and 95.8% (46/48) of mothers in the control villages (95.9% of live births) were followed up at 3 months. In intervention villages, the average hand rub use was 6.6 times per day. VHWs accounted for all ABHR stock, compared to the pharmacy that could not account for 5 l of ABHR. The screening tool was positive for infection among a third of babies, i.e. 29.2% (14/48) in the intervention villages versus 31.4% (16/51) in the control villages. VHWs completed the first four questions of IMCI screening tool with ease and accuracy. There were no adverse reactions with the ABHR. It is feasible to conduct a cluster-randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of the provision of ABHR to postpartum mothers to prevent neonatal infection-related morbidity in the community in resource-poor settings. Our results indicate that home recruitment promotes excellent follow-up and retention of participants in community trials. The intervention was safe. This pilot study informed the substantial changes necessary in the larger cRCT, including a change in the primary outcome to a composite outcome considering multiple methods of infection detection. A large BabyGel cluster randomised controlled trial is now required.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDitai, J., Abeso, J., Odeke, N. M., Mobbs, N., Dusabe-Richards, J., Mudoola, M., ... & Weeks, A. D. (2019). BabyGel pilot: a pilot cluster randomised trial of the provision of alcohol handgel to postpartum mothers to prevent neonatal and young infant infection-related morbidity in the community. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1), 1-20.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0432-7en_US
dc.identifier.issn2055-5784
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8059
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPilot and Feasibility Studiesen_US
dc.subjectInfant sepsisen_US
dc.subjectInfectionen_US
dc.subjectMorbidity alcohol-based hand ruben_US
dc.subjectMothersen_US
dc.subjectHand hygieneen_US
dc.subjectBabyGelen_US
dc.subjectPilot trialen_US
dc.titleBabyGel Pilot: A Pilot Cluster Randomised Trial of the Provision of Alcohol Handgel to Postpartum Mothers to Prevent Neonatal and Young Infant Infection-Related Morbidity in the Communityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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