Effects of the SMS Mother Reminder System on Use of Health Care.NCT02121821
Impact Evaluation of the Pilot SMS Mother Reminder System
A study testing SMS reminder messages in people with Effects of the SMS Mother Reminder System on Use of Health Care., run by African Strategies for Health at 1 site in Uganda.
Trial summary
The study aims to assess the effects of the SMS Mother Reminder system on use of health care in Uganda. A secondary aim of the study is to determine the behavioral factors and cost-effectiveness, as well as test the usability of the SMS Mother Reminder in Uganda. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Effects of the SMS Mother Reminder System on Use of Health Care.
- What is being tested?
- SMS reminder messages
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 11,454 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUganda
- Study dates
- May 2014to Sep 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Pregnant
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Uganda1 site
Gulu District Health Centers
Gulu, Gulu
Donald Shepard, Ph.D., +1-781 736-3975, shepard@brandeis.edu
Donald Shepard, Ph.D.
About this study
The study aims to assess the effects of the SMS Mother Reminder system on use of health care in Uganda. A secondary aim of the study is to determine the behavioral factors and cost-effectiveness, as well as test the usability of the SMS Mother Reminder in Uganda.
Read the detailed description
USAID/Uganda is commissioning a prospective impact evaluation of the initial SMS component of Uganda's National Health Record Program (NHRP) in order to inform strategic targeting of eHealth and future investments after the pilot phase of the NHRP mobile platform "SMS Mother Reminder". This impact evaluation will be designed to answer the following questions:
Primary evaluation question:
- What is the effect on maternal health outcomes (ANC4 and IPTP2) of the village health teams' use of the SMS Mother Reminder system?
Secondary evaluation questions:
- What factors most influence changes in health workers, village health teams and expectant women's knowledge, attitudes and practices in maternal health?
- To what extent is using the SMS Mother Reminder application to track and inform pregnant women a cost-effective intervention from the perspectives of USAID?
- To what extent can users easily carry out specific tasks (e.g. entering the information of pregnant women) of the SMS Mother Reminder application on mobile devices?
This study is funded by USAID through the African Strategies for Health project.
- Being tested
- SMS reminder messages
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SMS reminder messagesBehavioural
The study is prospective and interventional comparing differences between pregnant women who receive reminder messages via the SMS Mother Reminder system to those who are not. Pregnant women will be followed from their first ANC visit at a health facility through delivery. The study will examine the effect of the mobile phone intervention on attendance to ANC appointments and IPTP2 coverage. The intervention group will be composed of pregnant women receiving SMS reminder messages in comparison with a control group of pregnant women receiving no intervention (i.e. no SMS reminders).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | A control group of pregnant women receiving no intervention (i.e. no SMS reminders). |
| SMS reminder messages | Experimental | The intervention group will be composed of pregnant women receiving SMS reminder messages via the SMS Mother Reminder system. Receives: Behavioral: SMS reminder messages |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
ANC visits
Pregnant women attend 4 Antenatal care visits (ANC)
Measured: 1 year
SP doses
Pregnant women receive at least 2 doses of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP).
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Apr 2014 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2014
- Primary completionMay 2015 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2015 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Effects of the SMS Mother Reminder System on Use of Health Care.Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 11,454 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- African Strategies for Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Donald Shepard, Ph.D., Principal investigator, Brandeis University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02121821
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- MSH-001
- Status last verified
- Apr 2014
- First submitted
- 22 Apr 2014
- Last updated
- 24 Apr 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Apr 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Impact Evaluation of the Pilot SMS Mother Reminder System
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02121821
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- MSH-001
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 11,454 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- African Strategies for HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Study start
- May 2014
- Primary completion
- May 2015 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2015 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Apr 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study aims to assess the effects of the SMS Mother Reminder system on use of health care in Uganda. A secondary aim of the study is to determine the behavioral factors and cost-effectiveness, as well as test the usability of the SMS Mother Reminder in Uganda.
Detailed description
USAID/Uganda is commissioning a prospective impact evaluation of the initial SMS component of Uganda's National Health Record Program (NHRP) in order to inform strategic targeting of eHealth and future investments after the pilot phase of the NHRP mobile platform "SMS Mother Reminder". This impact evaluation will be designed to answer the following questions:
Primary evaluation question:
- What is the effect on maternal health outcomes (ANC4 and IPTP2) of the village health teams' use of the SMS Mother Reminder system?
Secondary evaluation questions:
- What factors most influence changes in health workers, village health teams and expectant women's knowledge, attitudes and practices in maternal health?
- To what extent is using the SMS Mother Reminder application to track and inform pregnant women a cost-effective intervention from the perspectives of USAID?
- To what extent can users easily carry out specific tasks (e.g. entering the information of pregnant women) of the SMS Mother Reminder application on mobile devices?
This study is funded by USAID through the African Strategies for Health project.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | –A control group of pregnant women receiving no intervention (i.e. no SMS reminders). |
| SMS reminder messages | Experimental | Behavioral: SMS reminder messagesThe intervention group will be composed of pregnant women receiving SMS reminder messages via the SMS Mother Reminder system. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Pregnant
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SMS reminder messagesThe study is prospective and interventional comparing differences between pregnant women who receive reminder messages via the SMS Mother Reminder system to those who are not. Pregnant women will be followed from their first ANC visit at a health facility through delivery. The study will examine the effect of the mobile phone intervention on attendance to ANC appointments and IPTP2 coverage. The intervention group will be composed of pregnant women receiving SMS reminder messages in comparison with a control group of pregnant women receiving no intervention (i.e. no SMS reminders). | Behavioural | SMS reminder messages |
Primary outcome
ANC visits
Time frame: 1 year
Pregnant women attend 4 Antenatal care visits (ANC)
SP doses
Time frame: 1 year
Pregnant women receive at least 2 doses of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP).
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Apr 2014.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Donald Shepard, Ph.D. principal investigator
Brandeis University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing SMS reminder messages in people with Effects of the SMS Mother Reminder System on Use of Health Care., run by African Strategies for Health at 1 site in Uganda.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Apr 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Uganda. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Lungi Okoko, MPH (+1 703-667-3722, lokoko@as4h.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
ANC visits (time frame: 1 year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Apr 2014.