SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala
NCT ID: NCT02567006
Last Updated: 2019-09-26
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
720 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-03-01
2017-07-10
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Short Message Service (SMS) group
Receiving SMS message reminders 1 week before scheduled vaccination
SMS message
SMS messages will be delivered at 6, 4, and 2 days before the next scheduled date of the primary vaccines for the intervention group
Usual care
Not receiving SMS messages
Usual care
Health clinic nurse provides regular appointment in the vaccination card with no active reminders
Interventions
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SMS message
SMS messages will be delivered at 6, 4, and 2 days before the next scheduled date of the primary vaccines for the intervention group
Usual care
Health clinic nurse provides regular appointment in the vaccination card with no active reminders
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Parents owning a mobile phone and able to decipher SMS messages
* Consent form signed
Exclusion Criteria
* Ineligible for primary vaccination series by the MOH
6 Weeks
6 Months
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Universidad del Valle, Guatemala
OTHER
Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos CU
OTHER
Ministry of Health, Guatemala
OTHER_GOV
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
University of Colorado, Denver
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Edwin J Asturias, MD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
University of Colorado, Denver
Gretchen Domek, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Colorado, Denver
Ingrid L Contreras, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University del Valle, Guatemala
Locations
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Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos CU
Coatepeque, Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
University del Valle, Guatemala
Guatemala City, , Guatemala
Countries
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References
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Gurman TA, Rubin SE, Roess AA. Effectiveness of mHealth behavior change communication interventions in developing countries: a systematic review of the literature. J Health Commun. 2012;17 Suppl 1:82-104. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2011.649160.
Head KJ, Noar SM, Iannarino NT, Grant Harrington N. Efficacy of text messaging-based interventions for health promotion: a meta-analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Nov;97:41-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.003. Epub 2013 Aug 13.
Palmer MJ, Henschke N, Bergman H, Villanueva G, Maayan N, Tamrat T, Mehl GL, Glenton C, Lewin S, Fonhus MS, Free C. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving maternal, neonatal, and child health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 14;8(8):CD013679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013679.
Domek GJ, Contreras-Roldan IL, Bull S, O'Leary ST, Bolanos Ventura GA, Bronsert M, Kempe A, Asturias EJ. Text message reminders to improve infant immunization in Guatemala: A randomized clinical trial. Vaccine. 2019 Sep 30;37(42):6192-6200. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.046. Epub 2019 Sep 3.
Domek GJ, O'Leary ST, Bull S, Bronsert M, Contreras-Roldan IL, Bolanos Ventura GA, Kempe A, Asturias EJ. Measuring vaccine hesitancy: Field testing the WHO SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy survey tool in Guatemala. Vaccine. 2018 Aug 23;36(35):5273-5281. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.046. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
Other Identifiers
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14-2170
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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