Can a village health program cut newborn deaths? large trial in cambodia seeks answers
NCT ID NCT04663620
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a comprehensive neonatal healthcare package called the Saving Babies' Lives Programme in rural Cambodia. Over 24,000 participants were involved across villages and hospitals. The goal was to see if training healthcare workers and supporting community volunteers could reduce newborn deaths and create a model that could be used in other low-resource areas.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Saving Babies Lives Programme (training and community health worker support)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a proven, scalable blueprint to reduce newborn deaths in low-resource settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed implementation study, not a drug trial. Results may not generalize to other regions or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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24,040 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Saving Babies Lives Training Programme Study Participants The Saving Babies Lives Programme will be aimed at government health care staff working in the community (Village Health Support Group Workers, (VHSG)), at Health Center (nurses and midwives) and at the referral hospital (doctors and nurses) Inclusion Criteria • Staff members chosen by the Provincial Health Director to attend the programme Exclusion Criteria • Not applicable Village Health Support Group Workers (VHSG) Baby Health Meetings Study Participants * Two Village Health Support Group Workers (VHSG) from villages served by each Health Center cluster * Adults (aged 18 years or older) Inclusion Criteria * Work as a government health care staff working in the community (Village Health Support Group Workers , (VHSG)) * Live in a village served by a chosen Health Center * Are able to commit to attend meetings regularly * Give consent to participate in the meetings Exclusion Criteria * Refusal to participate * Be from a village where two members have already been chosen
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Angkor Hospital for Children
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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