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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
750 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-10-07
2019-12-21
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
OTHER
TRIPLE
The investigator and outcomes assessors will only be handed an anonymised data set.
Study Groups
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Intervention group 1
Audio messages in this group are focussed on providing a Plausible Alternative to the misinformation
Debunking Misinformation through Audio Dramas
The audio dramas (one drama of 4 episodes per intervention group), aim to debunk misinformation about an infectious disease. The content of the two dramas differ in the two groups; in intervention group 1, the drama will state the misinformation and provide a plausible alternative, delivered through a trusted source, in line with world views. In intervention group 2, the audio drama will avoid mentioning the misinformation and instead only state the correct information about the infectious disease
Intervention group 2
Audio messages in this group focus on Avoiding the Misinformation and instead only provide the correct information
Debunking Misinformation through Audio Dramas
The audio dramas (one drama of 4 episodes per intervention group), aim to debunk misinformation about an infectious disease. The content of the two dramas differ in the two groups; in intervention group 1, the drama will state the misinformation and provide a plausible alternative, delivered through a trusted source, in line with world views. In intervention group 2, the audio drama will avoid mentioning the misinformation and instead only state the correct information about the infectious disease
Control group
Audio messages in this control group are on a different topic
Control group audio jingles
The control group will receive audio jingles about exclusive breastfeeding
Interventions
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Debunking Misinformation through Audio Dramas
The audio dramas (one drama of 4 episodes per intervention group), aim to debunk misinformation about an infectious disease. The content of the two dramas differ in the two groups; in intervention group 1, the drama will state the misinformation and provide a plausible alternative, delivered through a trusted source, in line with world views. In intervention group 2, the audio drama will avoid mentioning the misinformation and instead only state the correct information about the infectious disease
Control group audio jingles
The control group will receive audio jingles about exclusive breastfeeding
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Living in Freetown
* In possession of a mobile phone that has WhatsApp
* Fluent in Krio
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Karolinska Institutet
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Helena Nordenstedt
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Helena Nordenstedt, MD PHD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Karolinska Institutet
Locations
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Focus1000
Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
Countries
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References
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Winters M, Oppenheim B, Sengeh P, Jalloh MB, Webber N, Pratt SA, Leigh B, Molsted-Alvesson H, Zeebari Z, Sundberg CJ, Jalloh MF, Nordenstedt H. Debunking highly prevalent health misinformation using audio dramas delivered by WhatsApp: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Sierra Leone. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Nov;6(11):e006954. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006954.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Study Protocol
Other Identifiers
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CMT2019
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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