Can simulated baby training save newborn lives in nepal?
NCT ID NCT07574944
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a simulation-based training program for newborn care providers in Nepal can improve their skills in resuscitation and kangaroo mother care. The training uses a low-cost baby simulator and includes ongoing mentoring. Researchers will compare knowledge and skills of 240 providers from hospitals that receive the training versus those that continue usual care. The goal is to see if this approach can reduce preventable newborn deaths from birth asphyxia and hypothermia.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Simulation-based training using Helping Babies Breathe and NeoNatalie simulator, plus mentoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training program could be scaled to reduce preventable newborn deaths in resource-limited settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial in one region of Nepal, and results may not apply elsewhere. The study measures provider skills, not directly patient outcomes, so real-world impact is uncertain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 58 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Newborn care providers who have received Skilled Birth Attendant Training * Newborn care providers who have worked in Special Newborn Care Unit at least six months of period Exclusion Criteria: * Newborn care providers who have not provided newborn care at special newborn care * Not willing to participate * Short tem contract (less than six months of working period)
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