Village health workers cut deaths in remote indian tribes
NCT ID NCT07436104
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This large study in rural India trained village health workers to diagnose and treat common illnesses like high blood pressure, diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, asthma, and COPD. Over 72,000 adults aged 16-60 from 80 tribal villages took part. The goal was to reduce deaths by at least 30% in this age group. The approach combined medicine, education, and hospital referrals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Trained village health workers providing medicines (amlodipine, ORS, norfloxacin, chloroquine, azithromycin, salbutamol) and behavior change counseling
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a low-cost model to reduce premature deaths from common diseases in remote areas.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed and results may not apply to other regions or populations. The intervention combines many elements, so it's unclear which part worked best.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital Karmgram Utavali Dharni Amaravati
Amravati, Maharashtra, 444702, India
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