Docudrama for Blood Donation in Ghana (DDID)
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Docudrama, Control.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Blood Donation. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Ghana
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Using a Docudrama Intervention to Increase Repeat Donation Among First-time Blood Donors in Ghana: a Pilot Cluster Randomized, Pragmatic Type 1 Effectiveness- Implementation Hybrid Trial
Overview
A cluster pilot RCT to evaluate the effectiveness of the docudrama compared to a control group (usual engagement with blood services) on repeat blood donation attempts among first-time blood donors. Secondary outcomes will be blood donor retention, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and intention as potential mediators of blood donation behavior among first-time blood donors. The cluster pilot RCT will have two arms: 1) docudrama and 2) control. Randomization will stratify by the type of site: mobile versus fixed. Each participant in the docudrama arm will receive the intervention one time immediately after blood donation. Participants in both the docudrama arm and control arm will receive standard blood donor communications and will be followed for six months. Actualized blood donation is possible every four months using NBSG guidelines; however, blood donation sessions may not occur at the blood donation sites until six months. Return blood donation attempts will be evaluated using the Southern Zonal Blood Center (SZBC) records (primary outcome) and participant self-report (secondary outcome) at six months. Secondary measures will be evaluated at baseline and six months from enrollment. The duration of the study will be 11 months, allowing for five months to achieve enrollment goals and six months of follow-up for the last individual enrolled.
Interventions
- Behavioral Docudrama
Participants at docudrama sites will watch a 30-minute docudrama (two episodes of 15 minutes each) immediately after blood donation while waiting to recover and to be refreshed. - Behavioral Control
Participants randomized at control sites will receive the standard NBSG communications for blood donors: 1) a "thank you" phone call and 2) and a reminder phone call two-weeks prior to when they are due for their next blood donation.
Primary outcome measures
- Proportion of participants with a verified repeat blood donation attempt [Time frame: Within 6 months after randomization]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- At least 18 years-old
- First-time whole blood donor with the SZBC of the NBSG
- Eligible to donate again at the time of eligibility confirmation
- Consent to participate
- Has a valid contact phone number or access to a valid contact phone number
- Understands one of English, Twi, or Ga
- Be willing to watch a docudrama on blood donation
Exclusion criteria
- History of more than one lifetime whole blood donation (with any blood center)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
Ghana · 1 center
- Southern Zonal Blood Centre, National Blood Service Ghana — Accra
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07093307 · B11 · 4UH3HL151599-03