Projects

Project Description

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) stand as the primary cause of mortality and morbidity globally, particularly burdening low and middle-income countries (LMIC). There are few contemporary implementation research studies assessing multiple customised interventions for CVD prevention in India. No studies evaluate the impact of Non-Physician Health Worker (NPHW) based interventions on hard clinical endpoints for CVD.In our proposed project, we aim to refine multiple evidence-based interventions for CVD and evaluate their effectiveness, implementation research outcomes, and cost-effectiveness.

The study will be done in three main steps – 1. Formative research using Systematic/Rapid Review, Mixed methods study and a qualitative study. The intervention components will be then prioritized using Delphi process and will be locally customised. 2. The IP will be evaluated through a cluster RCT for effectiveness, implementation research outcomes and cost effectiveness. 3. In this step, we will disseminate the findings and learnings of the study through symposias and we will conduct effective policy dialogues with key stakeholders.