Project for Reproductive Equity Through Volunteers and Entrepreneurship, Networks and Technology
NCT ID: NCT03995043
Last Updated: 2025-03-20
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
198 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2026-12-31
2028-06-01
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
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Control Intervention
1. Education about contraceptive use, reproductive health and family planning services through SMS messages on SRH.
2. Personal Support from community peer mentor to access counselling services through SRH
Education
Receive educational SMS (text) messages about contraceptive use and family planning on SRH and access individually tailored educational resources through interactive voice response (IVR) services/system via PREVENT mobile platform.
Personal Support
Contact with a female business owner within the community (hair saloons, tailors, female clothing stores) act as both a confidential, and non-judgmental resource to answer questions and provide counselling in SRH to study participants.
Case Intervention
1. Education about contraceptive use, reproductive health and family planning services through SMS messages on SRH.
2. Personal Support from community peer mentor to access counselling services through SRH
3. Access to Contraception and counselling and service provision will be provided by the mobile reproductive health team at contraceptive access points.
Education
Receive educational SMS (text) messages about contraceptive use and family planning on SRH and access individually tailored educational resources through interactive voice response (IVR) services/system via PREVENT mobile platform.
Personal Support
Contact with a female business owner within the community (hair saloons, tailors, female clothing stores) act as both a confidential, and non-judgmental resource to answer questions and provide counselling in SRH to study participants.
Access to contraception
Will be provided by the mobile reproductive health team at contraceptive access points, and, at the health facility partners who will be providing full reproductive health services to program participants and will be the access points for Intra-Uterine Device (IUD) insertion where requested and medically suitable. Results of point of care urine HCG (pregnancy) testing (voluntary at enrollment and mandatory when accessing contraceptive services)
Interventions
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Education
Receive educational SMS (text) messages about contraceptive use and family planning on SRH and access individually tailored educational resources through interactive voice response (IVR) services/system via PREVENT mobile platform.
Personal Support
Contact with a female business owner within the community (hair saloons, tailors, female clothing stores) act as both a confidential, and non-judgmental resource to answer questions and provide counselling in SRH to study participants.
Access to contraception
Will be provided by the mobile reproductive health team at contraceptive access points, and, at the health facility partners who will be providing full reproductive health services to program participants and will be the access points for Intra-Uterine Device (IUD) insertion where requested and medically suitable. Results of point of care urine HCG (pregnancy) testing (voluntary at enrollment and mandatory when accessing contraceptive services)
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Reside within the study area for the duration of the study
* Have a personal mobile phone and be willing to provide the phone number to the researchers to receive the intervention messages
* Report being SMS literate (ie. able to read text messages in English or Swahili)
* Be able and willing to return for follow-up after 12 months
* Be able and willing to give written informed consent for enrollment in the study
Exclusion Criteria
* Participation in another study or intervention that may affect the outcome of this study
* Already utilizing a long-term form of contraception such as intra-uterine device, or implantable or inject-able contraception
* Having a non-medical condition detected through screening that hinders study participation such as developmental or cognitive delay
15 Years
19 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Dr. Karen Yeates
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr. Karen Yeates
Principal Investigator
Locations
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Queens University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (TZ). The National Road Map Strategic Plan to Improve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health in Tanzania (2016-2020) [Internet]. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, 2016 [cited 2018 Sept. 19]. 132 p. Available from: https://www.globalfinancingfacility.org/national-road-map-strategic-plan-improve-reproductive-maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-health
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Other Identifiers
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ST-POC-1807-15184
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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