Preserving ACTs - Text Reminders to Increase Adherence to ACT Treatment
NCT ID: NCT01722734
Last Updated: 2014-03-21
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
1140 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-06-30
2013-01-31
Brief Summary
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Study hypothesis: text message reminders increase adherence
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Control
Patients in the control arm only got a generic health message at the end of the study.
No interventions assigned to this group
Short Message
Patients in this arm receive six short text message reminders within 60 hours of treatment initiation at 12 hour intervals.
Text message reminders
Patients in the two treatment arms receive six short text message reminders within 60 hours of treatment initiation at 12 hour intervals to remind them to take their malaria medication as prescribed.
Long message
Patients in this arm receive six long text message reminders (reminders including justification for why patients should finish medication) within 60 hours of treatment initiation at 12 hour intervals.
Text message reminders
Patients in the two treatment arms receive six short text message reminders within 60 hours of treatment initiation at 12 hour intervals to remind them to take their malaria medication as prescribed.
Interventions
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Text message reminders
Patients in the two treatment arms receive six short text message reminders within 60 hours of treatment initiation at 12 hour intervals to remind them to take their malaria medication as prescribed.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* subjects under the age of 18
* subjects without access to cell phones
* subjects living more than 30 minutes from pickup location
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Günther Fink
Assistant Professor of International Health Economics
Principal Investigators
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Gunther Fink, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Locations
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Study site
Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana
Countries
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References
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Raifman JR, Lanthorn HE, Rokicki S, Fink G. The impact of text message reminders on adherence to antimalarial treatment in northern Ghana: a randomized trial. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 28;9(10):e109032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109032. eCollection 2014.
Other Identifiers
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19850-101
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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