Blood transfusion boot camp boosts student know-how in rwanda
NCT ID NCT06259734
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a 3-day training course called Transfusion Camp for final-year medical students and new interns in Rwanda. The course taught safe blood transfusion practices based on national guidelines. Researchers measured knowledge before and after the course and tracked how well students ordered blood products afterward. The goal was to see if the training could improve safety in district hospitals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Transfusion Camp Rwanda education (a 3-day behavioral training course on safe blood transfusion practices)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could be rolled out nationwide to improve blood transfusion safety in district hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed educational study with no direct patient treatment. Results may not apply to other settings or improve actual patient outcomes.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
145 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
May 2024
- Finished
-
Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Final year graduating University of Rwanda medical students about to enter their internship year at district hospitals in Rwanda and new interns currently in their first year of their internship at district hospitals in Rwanda. Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Global health are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- What makes a hospital Low-Resource? global panel seeks a common answer
- Can AI make medical students better at spotting bad advice?
- Can a crash course in AI make doctors better diagnosticians?
- Can VR make future doctors better at cutting and draining abscesses?
- Can a new teaching mix boost Doctors' confidence in endocrine crises?
- Can a video replace a teacher for ultrasound training?