Brief Title
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Mobile Phone Delivered Reminders and Travel Subsidies to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates and Timeliness in Western Kenya
Official Title
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Mobile Phone Delivered Reminders and Travel Subsidies to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates and Timeliness in Western Kenya
Brief Summary
The project goal is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test whether mobile phone short message system (SMS) reminders, either with or without mobile-phone based travel subsidies will improve timeliness, coverage, and drop-out rates of routine EPI vaccines in rural western Kenya.
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Percent of children immunized
Secondary Outcome
Percent of fully immunized children (FIC) by study arm
Condition
Diphtheria
Intervention
SMS reminder
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
SMS reminder
Description:
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Other
Estimated Enrollment
2018
Start Date
October 2013
Completion Date
February 2016
Primary Completion Date
February 2016
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Mother of infant aged 0-4 weeks during the study period 2. Current resident of one of the study villages 3. Willing to sign informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Plans to move out of the study area in the next 6 months 2. Resides in a village with active immunization intervention/program 3. Has already received immunizations other than birth dose of BCG or polio
Gender
All
Ages
N/A - 5 Weeks
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Contacts
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Location Countries
Kenya
Location Countries
Kenya
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT01878435
Organization ID
OPP1053900
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Study Sponsor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborators
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Study Sponsor
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Verification Date
September 2016