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| Name | Class |
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| Department for International Development, United Kingdom | OTHER_GOV |
| University of Nairobi | OTHER |
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The purpose of this implementation research study is to generate evidence that informs the successful uptake and adoption of the Ellavi Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT) within Kenyan postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) management programs. The investigators aim to improve the likelihood that the Ellavi UBT will be integrated into the Kenyan health care system by obtaining critical feedback from stakeholders and health care providers on the barriers and facilitators towards its successful adoption and roll out. The research will be done in three purposively selected University of Nairobi affiliated hospitals in Nairobi county, Kenya. This study will therefore be exploratory and use a non-experimental design. The study team will train all obstetric healthcare staff (i.e. obstetricians, midwives, medical officers, clinical officers) involved in PPH management at the participating healthcare facilities on use of the Ellavi UBT. The investigators will then gather feedback from the obstetric healthcare workers (post-training and post-PPH) to understand the barriers to and facilitators of use in order to evaluate acceptability and feasibility among facilities providing different levels of care (level 4, level 5 (county), level 6 (tertiary)). This process will help to generate training and facility level recommendations for improved uptake and integration into the local maternal care package. Case report forms and semi-quantitative surveys will be completed by obstetrical care providers to evaluate the primary outcomes of acceptability and feasibility by measuring: context of use, accuracy of use, perceptions of the device, user confidence, acceptability, usability, facilitators of use, barriers to use, use-patterns, and insights into training effectiveness. The secondary outcomes will include financial data to determine the cost of introducing the Ellavi UBT into the Kenyan PPH management protocols and the health system. The study will not involve the storage of biological samples. There is not a direct benefit of the study to the individual participants. All study participants will sign consent forms.
The purpose of this implementation research study is to generate evidence that informs the successful uptake and adoption of the Ellavi UBT within Kenyan MOH PPH management programs for both public and private sector programs. The investigators aim to generate evidence for Kenyan stakeholders to use in their decision-making around the use of Ellavi UBT in Kenyan PPH management programs.
Specific objectives:
To determine the adoption, penetration, sustainability and fidelity of implementing the Ellavi UBT device into PPH care in three health care facilities (2 public facilities, 1 private facility). The investigators will explore the number of health workers and facilities that receive the PPH and Ellavi UBT training, and percent of health workers and facilities that adopt the Ellavi UBT device over the 6-month period. The investigators will also assess factors that influence the adoption, penetration, sustainability, and fidelity through an operations research survey, and the Ellavi UBT questionnaire.
To determine the appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility of using the Ellavi UBT in participating health facilities at various levels of care in Nairobi County, the investigators will explore user comprehension of the Ellavi UBT usage steps, accuracy of use, perceptions of the device, attitudes towards the device, user confidence, usability, facilitators of use, barriers to use, use-patterns, and insights into training effectiveness.
To determine the cost of introducing the Ellavi UBT into the PPH management protocol and health system.
To disseminate the information in national (KOGS), regional (ECSACOG, AFOG), and international forums to support information sharing, increased awareness of the role of UBT for refractory PPH, and adoption of its use.
e. Summarize how the Ellavi UBT can be integrated into curriculums, guidelines, and hospital systems (e.g. patient-provider friendly materials) by analyzing the key facilitators and barriers.
f. Host a national level meeting with Kenyan MOH stakeholders and participating facilities g. Publish and disseminate findings in a peer-reviewed journal h. Present at international conferences and forums, as funding permits. Show the use of Ellavi UBT using poster presentations and demonstration sessions at international obstetrics meetings: FIGO, WHO UBT group, Women Deliver as funding permits.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Training | Study participants trained on how to use the Ellavi intra-uterine balloon tamponade via virtual webinar training. Feedback on training course elements will be obtained for future improvements prior to scaling. |
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| Managing PPH | Study participants who provided refractory PPH care using an Ellavi UBT device will give feedback on the barriers and facilitators to use of the newly registered, low-cost medical device. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Ellavi UBT | Device | The study team will train all obstetric healthcare staff (i.e. obstetricians, midwives, medical officers, clinical officers) involved in PPH management at the participating healthcare facilities on use of the Ellavi UBT. This will be done to gather feedback from the healthcare workers (post-training and post-PPH) to understand the barriers to and facilitators of use in order to evaluate acceptability and feasibility among facilities providing different levels of care (level 4, level 5 (county), level 6 (tertiary)). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine the appropriateness, acceptability and feasibility of using the Ellavi UBT via semi-quantitative surveys (quantitative and qualitative measures) with health care providers in Nairobi County. | Determine feasibility by measuring: 1) user comprehension of the Ellavi UBT usage steps and accuracy of use by evaluating assembly, timing of use, relevance for patient's health status (semi-quantitative measures), 2) facilitators of use and barriers to use (open ended, qualitative questions on facility placement, leadership influence, procurement channels, patient feedback), and 3) insights into training effectiveness (opened ended qualitative questions on preferred methods of training, quality of teaching provided). These outcome measures will be evaluated using both quantitative (multiple choice, likert scale) and qualitative (open ended explanations) responses. Determine acceptability by measuring: perceptions of the device (likert scale), attitudes towards the device (likert scale), user confidence (likert scale), and usability (likert scale). Determine appropriateness by measuring: patterns of use with open ended qualitative questions. | 6 months |
| Determine the adoption, penetration, sustainability and fidelity of implementing the Ellavi UBT by examining hospital record books and collecting quantitative data. | Determine the adoption, penetration, sustainability and fidelity of implementing the Ellavi UBT device into PPH care at 3 health care facilities using semi-quantitative surveys and hospital level record books. Determine penetration: # facilities participating, # health workers trained, % of all health workers trained at each site. Determine adoption: % of facilities that adopted UBT devices, # of trained health workers who used the UBT. Determine sustainability: proportion of facilities and health worker who use UBTs/month, for 6 months; %l of providers that use the UBT correctly for >80% of cases. Determine fidelity: % of all health workers surveyed that used the Ellavi UBT. | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine the cost of introducing the Ellavi UBT into the PPH management protocol and health system by examining cost data, hospital procurement records, and quantifying labor hours worked. | Determine the costs of the different training course components by reviewing charges incurred. Determine the costs for country-level activities associated with UBT introduction into the PPH management protocols. This includes costs for meetings, advocacy, and communication materials (e.g. review spreadsheets of costs incurred). Determine the frequency and duration of stock outs of: condoms, catheters, IV fluids (sterilized materials), and sutures by surveying hospital inventory stock. Determine the costs of staff time spent on assembling a condom catheter UBT. Determine the costs of supplied pieces to assemble condoms catheters. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Obstetricians, medical officers, clinical officers, and midwives working at the facility who do not agree or consent to participate.
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Obstetrical care providers who recently participated in a training (before using the Ellavi UBT device for case management) and/or obstetrical care providers who recently managed a refractory PPH event. The study participant must work in one of the three participating health care facilities. The number of interviewees per site will vary depending on the size of the facility and the number of refractory PPH events.
Eligible participants will be selected based on their participation in a PPH/Ellavi UBT training session, or their management of a PPH event. The study participants will include obstetricians, midwives, medical officers and clinical officers currently practicing medicine at Kenyatta National Hospital, Mbagathi Hospital, or St. Mary's Mission Hospital. If a facility has only three obstetrical care providers, these people will be re-sampled for each refractory PPH event to understand their interactions with the Ellavi UBT each time.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Megan Parker, PhD | PATH | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kenyatta National Hospital | Nairobi | Kenya |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36737079 | Derived | Parker ME, Qureshi Z, Deganus S, Soki J, Cofie P, Dapaah P, Owusu R, Gwako G, Osoti A, Ogutu O, Opira J, Sunkwa-Mills G, Boamah M, Srofenyoh E, Aboagye P, Fofie C, Kaliti S, Morozoff C, Secor A, Metzler M, Abu-Haydar E. Introduction of the Ellavi uterine balloon tamponade into the Kenyan and Ghanaian maternal healthcare package for improved postpartum haemorrhage management: an implementation research study. BMJ Open. 2023 Feb 3;13(2):e066907. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066907. |
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The de-identified data will be shared with the funder in the form of a study report. If data are held on a public database (due to publication requirements), they will not be linked to the study participant and their identity would not be revealed.
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| ID | Term |
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| D006473 | Postpartum Hemorrhage |
| ID | Term |
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| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| 6 months |
| D011644 | Puerperal Disorders |
| D014592 | Uterine Hemorrhage |
| D006470 | Hemorrhage |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |