Evaluation of a Multi-country Medical Oxygen Program

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age0-15
SponsorMurdoch Childrens Research Institute

About this trial

REAL-MOXY is a set of 5 mixed methods studies designed to understand how oxygen and pulse oximetry are used (or not used) at a facility level, to identify opportunities and barriers for strengthening oxygen systems for beneficiaries, users and managers.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients and caregivers enrolled in sub-study 3 (patient journey mapping).

Healthcare workers (bedside), managers (including clinical and non-clinical managers) and technicians in each health facility. We will select staff with direct responsibility for wards caring for children <15 years.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

As above

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Other

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Multi-faceted oxygen systems strengthening interventions (different for each country)

    Other intervention

    The specific approaches are different in each country but broadly include efforts to: (1) strengthening policies, strategies, and governance of medical oxygen production, distribution, maintenance, and use; (2) building capacity of healthcare workers and technicians to use and maintain oxygen well, and (3) strengthening oxygen-related data acquisition and use for forecasting, budgeting, and monitoring.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Mixed methods

Mixed methods

Time frame
5 years

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Lead sponsor

Makerere University

Collaborator

University of Health Sciences Lao PDR

Collaborator

University of Health Sciences, Cambodia

Collaborator

Clinton Health Access Initiative, Nigeria

Collaborator

Clinical and Public Health Services at Ministry of Health Rwanda

Collaborator

University of Ibadan

Collaborator

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborator