Table 1. Six cluster randomized controlled trials conducted by the partnership for Population Science of Maternal and Child Survival.
| Perinatal Care Project | Ekjut Project | City Initiative for Newborn Health | MaiMwana Project | MIRA Makwanpur | MIRA Dhanusha | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh | India | India | Malawi | Nepal | Nepal | |||||
| Area | Bogra, Maulvi Bazaar and Faridpur districts | Jharkhand and Orissa states | Mumbai municipality | Mchinji district | Makwanpur district | Dhanusha district | |||||
| Population | 480 000 | 228 000 | 300 000 | 170 000 | 170 000 | 417 000 | |||||
| Clusters (intervention: control 1:1) | 18 | 36 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 60 | |||||
| Cluster population | 25 000 | 6333 | 6250 | 3500 | 7000 | 7000 | |||||
| Cluster parameters | Villages making up a union | 8–10 villages Residents classified as tribal or other backward castes | 1000–1500 households in vulnerable slum area | Aggregated villages and group village headman areas | Village development committee | Village development committee | |||||
| Project partners | Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (DAB) Women and Children First (United Kingdom-based charity) | Ekjut Government of India PRADAN (national voluntary organization) UCL Centre for International Health and Development | Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action (SNEHA) Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai ICICI Centre for Child Health and Nutrition UCL Centre for International Health and Development | MaiMwana Malawi Government Ministry of Health Lilongwe Central Hospital UCL Centre for International Health and Development | Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA) Nepal Government Ministry of Health District Development Committee District Public Health Office UCL Centre for International Health and Development | Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA) Nepal Government Ministry of Health Local Development Committee District Public Health Office UCL Centre for International Health and Development | |||||
| Source of ethical approval | DAB Ethical Committee | Independent ethics committee | Mumbai Independent Ethics Committee | Malawi National Health Sciences Research Committee Institute of Child Health Ethics Committee | Nepal Health Research Council Institute of Child Health Ethics Committee | Nepal Health Research Council Institute of Child Health Ethics Committee | |||||
| Pre- or post-allocation consent | Post-allocation | Post-allocation | Pre-allocation | Pre-allocation | Pre-allocation | Pre-allocation |
UCL, University College London.