Clinical Trial: Non Substitutive Strategies to Improve Haemophilia Care in Developing Countries. Experience in Ivory Coast.

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Non Substitutive Strategies to Improve Haemophilia Care in Developing Countries. Experience in Ivory Coast.

Brief Summary: This study aims to make an inventory of the condition and care of patients with haemophilia and carriers for haemophilia in Ivory Coast and to promote the use non substitutive strategies that are not costly and available in Ivory Coast, to improve the management of haemophilia in this country. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the extent to which the active promotion of these various measures will improve the care of patients with haemophilia and carriers in Ivory Coast.

Detailed Summary:

  1. Establish a baseline of the condition of haemophilia in Ivory Coast (number of patients, demographics, reassessment of diagnosis, joint status...).(year 1)
  2. Develop tools to assess the intervention (eg transcultural validation of QoL questionnaires, develop booklets to record bleedings...). (year 1)
  3. Intervention phase that will focus on education of patients and their family, education of caregivers, training of the laboratory to the diagnosis of haemophilia and promotion of non substitutive strategies to improve haemophilia care in Ivory Coast (DDAVP, antifibrinolytics, physiotherapy, dental care,...).
  4. Follow-up phase during 2 years.
  5. Outcome analysis

Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Improve haemophilia care in Ivory Coast [ Time Frame: 2 years after intervention ]
    Compare QoL questionnaires before and after the intervention phase
  • Improve haemophilia diagnosis of haemophilia in Ivory Coast [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
    Compare the number of patients with haemophilia between the beginning and the end of the study
  • Improve haemophilia care in Ivory Coast [ Time Frame: 2 years after intervention ]
    Compare the pain assessment before and after the intervention phase
  • Improve knowledge about haemophilia in Ivory Coast [ Time Frame: 2 years after intervention ]
    Compare the knowledge queestionnaires about haemophilia before and after the intervention phase


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Dates:
Date Received: February 13, 2017
Date Started: January 16, 2017
Date Completion: December 31, 2019
Last Updated: February 17, 2017
Last Verified: February 2017