Low Cost Interventions to Improve Adherence to Childhood Immunization Schedule

NCT ID: NCT00602056

Last Updated: 2008-01-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1506 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-11-30

Study Completion Date

2006-08-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study was to assess the effect of 1) redesigned immunization card, 2) center-based education to mothers, and 3) redesigned card with center-based education to mothers, provided at DPT1, on DPT3 completion in a randomized controlled trial at rural Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) centers in Karachi, Pakistan.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Childhood Immunization Completion Childhood Immunization Dropout Immunization Card Center Based Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Redesigned immunization card

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Redesigned immunization card

Intervention Type OTHER

A low cost nad simplified redesigned immunization card

2

Center based education to mothers/caregivers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Center based education to mothers/caregivers

Intervention Type OTHER

A 2-3 minute center based education to mothers/caregivers

3

Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mothers/caregivers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

Intervention Type OTHER

Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

4

Standard care only

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Redesigned immunization card

A low cost nad simplified redesigned immunization card

Intervention Type OTHER

Center based education to mothers/caregivers

A 2-3 minute center based education to mothers/caregivers

Intervention Type OTHER

Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All children visiting the selected EPI centers for DPT1 immunization

Exclusion Criteria

* Not residing in the same area for last six months.
Maximum Eligible Age

365 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Alabama at Bormingham

Principal Investigators

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Hussain R Usman, MBBS, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Locations

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EPI immunization centers

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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X050713007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

X050713007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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