Local health workers may hold key to treating epilepsy in african children
NCT ID NCT04290975
First seen Feb 22, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 14 times
Summary
This study tested whether training community health workers to manage childhood epilepsy can help the many children in Africa who go untreated. Over 1,600 children in Nigeria received either care from trained health workers or standard doctor care. The goal was to see if the community-based approach could achieve similar seizure control, potentially offering a way to reach more children in low-resource settings.
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Locations
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Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria
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Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Kano, Nigeria
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Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital
Kaduna, Nigeria
What this could mean
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Active substance
Task-shifted epilepsy care by community health workers
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that training local health workers to manage epilepsy is a practical way to treat many more children in low-resource areas.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial, but results may not apply to other regions or health systems. The approach relies on consistent training and medication supply, which may be challenging to maintain.
Conditions
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