Can Parent-Teacher groups and farm agents help prevent chronic disease?

NCT ID NCT06639412

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study in Ethiopia tested whether linking local parent-teacher associations and agricultural development agents with primary health units could improve prevention of non-communicable diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes. Researchers included 408 adults and measured changes in screening rates and knowledge. The goal was to see if community networking can boost health service use and reduce disease burden.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

community networking intervention (linking parent-teacher associations and agriculture agents with primary health units)

What this could lead to

If successful, this approach could offer a low-cost way to improve community-based prevention of non-communicable diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes.

What could go wrong

This is a small, completed trial in one region of Ethiopia, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is behavioral and depends on local cooperation, which may be hard to replicate.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Noncommunicable Diseases

As listed by the trial registrant

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bahir Dar University

    Bahir Dar, Ethiopia