2024
Exploring fidelity of enactment in a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of ‘gatekeeper’ training for pesticide vendors in reducing self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: protocol for a multimethod qualitative study
Kanapathy R, Agampodi T, Eddleston M, Konradsen F, Pearson M, Sanjula B, Malalasekara C, Naseer N, Agampodi S, Weerasinghe M. Exploring fidelity of enactment in a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of ‘gatekeeper’ training for pesticide vendors in reducing self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka: protocol for a multimethod qualitative study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e082688. PMID: 38977371, PMCID: PMC11256041, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommerceHumansPesticidesPoisoningQualitative ResearchRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRural PopulationSri LankaConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialRandomised controlled trialsRural Sri LankaPesticide self-poisoningControlled trialsStepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trialPesticide vendorsScientific peer-reviewed journalsMiddle-income countriesEthics and Research CommitteeSelf-poisoningMultimethod qualitative studyPeer-reviewed journalsFocus group discussionsIntervention fidelityIntervention districtsStratified purposive sampling methodReplicate interventionsQualitative research designSocioeconomic hardshipQualitative studyConference presentationsGroup discussionsRajarata UniversityParticipant diaries
2022
Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Weerasinghe M, Pearson M, Turner N, Metcalfe C, Gunnell DJ, Agampodi S, Hawton K, Agampodi T, Miller M, Jayamanne S, Parker S, Sumith JA, Karunarathne A, Dissanayaka K, Rajapaksha S, Rodrigo D, Abeysinghe D, Piyasena C, Kanapathy R, Thedchanamoorthy S, Madsen LB, Konradsen F, Eddleston M. Gatekeeper training for vendors to reduce pesticide self-poisoning in rural South Asia: a study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054061. PMID: 35379621, PMCID: PMC8981379, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommerceCOVID-19HumansPesticidesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRural PopulationSri LankaConceptsSelf-poisoning casesStepped-wedge clusterGatekeeper interventionStudy protocolOriginal study protocolMedical Research Ethics CommitteeScientific peer-reviewed journalsSurveillance of hospitalEthical review committeePeer-reviewed journalsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeResearch Ethics CommitteePost-training periodsOutcome measuresHigh riskFaculty of MedicineGatekeeper trainingRural Sri LankaRandom orderEthics CommitteeIntervention effectivenessReview CommitteeInterventionCOVID-19
2015
Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol
Madsen LB, Eddleston M, Hansen KS, Pearson M, Agampodi S, Jayamanne S, Konradsen F. Cost-effectiveness analyses of self-harm strategies aimed at reducing the mortality of pesticide self-poisonings in Sri Lanka: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2015, 5: e007333. PMID: 25724984, PMCID: PMC4346671, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsian PeopleCluster AnalysisCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansPesticidesPoisoningPreventive Health ServicesProduct PackagingRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelf-Injurious BehaviorSri LankaSuicide PreventionWorld Health OrganizationConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisSafe storage interventionHealth outcomesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMain outcome measuresSri Lankan districtCost-effectiveness ratioHealth outcome improvementsStorage interventionPresent studyStudy protocolClinical trialsOutcome measuresCluster trialOutcome improvementEthical approvalPeer-reviewed publicationsRespective interventionsDeliberate ingestionStudy designPotential interventionsDiscounting of costsUniversity of Peradeniya