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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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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408 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: -All adult individuals residing in the kebele will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: -none
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia