An Intervention Delivered by App Instant Messaging to Increase the Acceptability of Effective Contraception Among Young People in Tajikistan

NCT ID: NCT02905513

Last Updated: 2018-02-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

580 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-16

Study Completion Date

2017-11-30

Brief Summary

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This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging on the acceptability of effective contraception in Tajikistan. Woman and men aged 16-24 will be randomised to have access to the Tajik Family Planning Alliance's sexual and reproductive health app (control) or the app plus 0-3 instant messages a day for 4 months (intervention). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 months.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Contraception

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

App plus the contraceptive instant messages

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Contraceptive app instant messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mobile phone app

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

App only

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Mobile phone app

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Contraceptive app instant messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mobile phone app

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 16-24
* Own a personal Android mobile phone
* Live in Tajikistan

Exclusion Criteria

* Cannot read Tajik or Russian
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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International Planned Parenthood Federation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tajik Family Planning Alliance

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Caroline Free, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Locations

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Tajik Family Planning Alliance

Dushanbe, , Tajikistan

Site Status

Countries

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Tajikistan

References

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Palmer MJ, Henschke N, Villanueva G, Maayan N, Bergman H, Glenton C, Lewin S, Fonhus MS, Tamrat T, Mehl GL, Free C. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 14;8(8):CD013680. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013680.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32779730 (View on PubMed)

McCarthy O, Ahamed I, Kulaeva F, Tokhirov R, Saibov S, Vandewiele M, Standaert S, Leurent B, Edwards P, Palmer M, Free C. A randomized controlled trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone app instant messaging to increase the acceptability of effective contraception among young people in Tajikistan. Reprod Health. 2018 Feb 13;15(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0473-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29433506 (View on PubMed)

McCarthy O, Leurent B, Edwards P, Tokhirov R, Free C. A randomised controlled trial of an intervention delivered by app instant messaging to increase the acceptability of effective contraception among young people in Tajikistan: study protocol. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 21;7(9):e017606. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017606.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28939582 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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10998

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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