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Dr Ranjeet Sinha supervising data collection in Dulhin Bazar
Presentation of findings of the first phase at the RCPCH UK meeting
REACH - "A milestone in the history of Patna Medical College and a huge step forward in International Relations"
REACH - "A milestone in the history of Patna Medical College and a huge step forward in International Relations"
Dr Rashmi Singh (Prof and HOD) and Dr Ranjeet K Sinha (Associate Professor) are now part of the REACH trial representing Patna Medical College. They are co-investigators of the "Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on under 5 mortality and nutrition amongst the very poor in India, a cluster randomised trial" (NCT01845545), to evaluate the effects of the "Rojiroti microfinance scheme" in various tolas in the state of Bihar.
(To visit REACH Website, click here / To view project on Researchgate, click here)
Collaborators
Collaborators
The REACH project is a research study to evaluate the effects of the Rojiroti microfinance programme on the health and nutrition of children in the community, with the collaborators being:
- Patna Medical College (PMCH, Department of Community Medicine), Bihar, India
- University of Nottingham (UoN, School of Clinical Sciences), Nottinghamshire, England
- University of Swansea (College of Medicine), Wales
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, England
- University College London (Institute of Child Health), England
- Rojiroti UK
- Centre for Promotion of Sustainable Livelihoods (CPSL), Bihar, India
Design
Design
The project is designed as a cluster randomised trial to investigate the effects of establishing self help groups with support from CPSL on the health of children aged less than five years of age. The involvement of the Department of Community Medicine (and of Patna Medical College as a collaborating institution) has been approved by the State Health Society, Government of Bihar. The institutional ethics committees of the University of Nottingham and of Patna Medical College have approved the protocols, including the novel method of taking consent from the community by a show of hands.
(Take a look at the Pilot project design [and sample consent video])
Activities and Progress
Activities and Progress
- Initial meeting with CPSL for collaboration
- Formulation of study protocol through extensive e-mail discussions
- Approval of protocol by Government of Bihar, and Institutional Ethics Committees of UoN and PMCH
- Orientation and Training of Field Staff in Data Collection
- Many teleconferencing sessions
- Launch of Pilot Study
- Visit of Dr Shalini Ojha, then Clinical Lecturer in Child Health, UoN and Specialist Trainee (Paediatrics [Neonatal Medicine]) for evaluation of progress (August 2013)
- Application to the MRC/DfID/WELLCOME group Joint Global Health Trials through online J-es System for Grant for the definitive study ("the REACH trial")
- Visit of Prof Alan Smyth, Professor of Child Health, UoN and Gil Yaron, Rojiroti UK (November 2014)
- Registration of pilot study phase 1 protocol with clinicaltrials.gov , the official trials portal of NIH, USA (NCT01845545)
- Publication of pilot study protocol in the international journal named Trials (Click for journal Website / Read on ResearchGate)
- Approval of research (financial) grant by the MRC/DfID for the analysis of data of pilot study
- Start of analysis of 2nd phase data of pilot study
- Collection of 3rd phase data of pilot study
- Writing of the findings as original research articles
- Presentation of initial findings of pilot study at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health meeting (May 2017)
- Publication of key findings in Archives of Disease in Childhood (British Medical Journal, May 2017) (Click for journal website / Read on ResearchGate)
- Publication of findings in Enterprise Development and Microfinance (Practical Action Publishing, March 2018) (Click here to Read on ResearchGate) with Dr Rebecca Gordon and Mr John Best
- Visit of Prof Alan Smyth, Dr Shalini Ojha and Mr Gil Yaron to interact with major stakeholders and discuss further plans on improving health through microfinance
- Collaboration between Rojiroti, CPSL and University of Nottingham with AN Sinha Institute of Social Sciences, Patna
- Meeting of Rojiroti, CPSL, University of Nottingham and Department of Community Medicine, Patna Medical College at the AN Sinha Institute of Social Sciences, Patna (March 2019) to discuss further plans on improving health through microfinance
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