Health BehaviorNCT03163524
Behavioural Insights to Improve Take up of SRH Services (Uganda)
A study testing e-Coupon Text Modification and Reminders and e-Coupon standard text in people with Health Behavior, run by Marie Stopes International at 1 site in Uganda.
Trial summary
This is a randomised controlled trial to test the impact of a modified e-coupon service, delivered through SMS, on uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among women calling a free hotline in Uganda. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Behavior
- What is being tested?
- e-Coupon Text Modification and Reminders and e-Coupon standard text
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 2,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUganda
- Study dates
- Mar 2016to Sep 2017
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Callers to the call centre who are over the age of 18, receive an e-coupon, and consent to participate in the research.
Who cannot join
- Callers who are below the age of 18, non-recipients of e-coupons, and those who receive e-coupons but do not consent to participate in the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Olivia Nuccio, MSc contact
Kathryn Church, PhD contact
Uganda1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Marie Stopes Uganda call centre
Kampala
Lianne Hawkins, MSc, +256 393 263318, lianne.hawkins@mariestopes.or.ug
About this study
Official title: Applying Behavioural Insights to Improve Take up of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
This is a randomised controlled trial to test the impact of a modified e-coupon service, delivered through SMS, on uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among women calling a free hotline in Uganda.
Read the detailed description
The overall goal of the proposed research project is to increase uptake of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among clients who call into Marie Stopes Uganda's free hotline. The study seeks to achieve this goal by using behavioural economics to design interventions to increase redemptions of e-coupons distributed to hotline clients. The intervention will include modifying the text message sent to e-coupon recipients as well as sending follow-up texts reminding clients to use their coupons. The impact of the intervention will be evaluated using a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The intervention will be implemented and data will be collected regularly over a period of approximately 12 months. Strict confidentiality procedures in line with Marie Stopes International's best practices will be put into place to ensure that information made public or otherwise distributed outside the principle investigators and other key personnel cannot be linked to any individual respondents. Results from the study will be published in a report, among other outputs, and the outcomes will be shared within MSI as well as with the wider SRH community.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Being tested
- e-Coupon Text Modification and Reminders, e-Coupon standard text
- Keywords
- family planning, reproductive health, m-health
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
e-Coupon Text Modification and RemindersOther
The treatment group will receive a modified text of the current e-coupon. They will also receive notification that they have been enrolled in the study via a second text. They will also receive a series of text message reminders to redeem their e-coupons at intervals of 6, 13 and 18 days after coupon origination.
e-Coupon standard textOther
Participants receive control text (SMS) message, which contains a numeric coupon code and no additional text to the standard coupon.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment group (modified text) | Experimental | The treatment group will receive a modified text of the current e-coupon. They will also receive notification that they have been enrolled in the study via a second text. They will also receive a series of text message reminders to redeem their e-coupons at intervals of 6, 13 and 18 days after coupon origination. Receives: Other: e-Coupon Text Modification and Reminders |
| Control group (standard text) | Sham comparator | Participants receive control text (SMS) message, which contains a numeric coupon code and no additional text to the standard coupon. Receives: Other: e-Coupon standard text |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Increase in e-coupon redemption in MSU centres
Increase in proportion of e-coupons redemmed in MSU centres within 6 months of intervention
Measured: 6 months
Increase in SRH service uptake in MSU centres
Increase in the proportion of participants taking up an SRH service (of any kind) in an MSU centre within 6 months
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 May 2017
- Study startMar 2016
- Primary completionJul 2017 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2017 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Health BehaviorStudies 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
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Care provider
- Enrolment
- 2,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Marie Stopes International
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ideas42
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Patricia Aujo, Principal investigator, Marie Stopes InternationalAndrew Fertig, PhD, Principal investigator, Ideas42Karina Lorenzana, Principal investigator, Ideas42Andrew Gidudu, MSc, Principal investigator, Marie Stopes International
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03163524
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 007-15
- Status last verified
- Jun 2017
- First submitted
- 18 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 12 Jun 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Jun 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Applying Behavioural Insights to Improve Take up of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03163524
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 007-15
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Keywords
- family planning, reproductive health, m-health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 2,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Marie Stopes InternationalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ideas42
- Study start
- Mar 2016
- Primary completion
- Jul 2017 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2017 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 May 2017 (actual)
- 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.
This is a randomised controlled trial to test the impact of a modified e-coupon service, delivered through SMS, on uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among women calling a free hotline in Uganda.
Detailed description
The overall goal of the proposed research project is to increase uptake of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among clients who call into Marie Stopes Uganda's free hotline. The study seeks to achieve this goal by using behavioural economics to design interventions to increase redemptions of e-coupons distributed to hotline clients. The intervention will include modifying the text message sent to e-coupon recipients as well as sending follow-up texts reminding clients to use their coupons. The impact of the intervention will be evaluated using a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The intervention will be implemented and data will be collected regularly over a period of approximately 12 months. Strict confidentiality procedures in line with Marie Stopes International's best practices will be put into place to ensure that information made public or otherwise distributed outside the principle investigators and other key personnel cannot be linked to any individual respondents. Results from the study will be published in a report, among other outputs, and the outcomes will be shared within MSI as well as with the wider SRH community.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (care provider)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment group (modified text) | Experimental | Other: e-Coupon Text Modification and RemindersThe treatment group will receive a modified text of the current e-coupon. They will also receive notification that they have been enrolled in the study via a second text. They will also receive a series of text message reminders to redeem their e-coupons at intervals of 6, 13 and 18 days after coupon origination. |
| Control group (standard text) | Sham comparator | Other: e-Coupon standard textParticipants receive control text (SMS) message, which contains a numeric coupon code and no additional text to the standard coupon. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Callers to the call centre who are over the age of 18, receive an e-coupon, and consent to participate in the research.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Callers who are below the age of 18, non-recipients of e-coupons, and those who receive e-coupons but do not consent to participate in the study.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| e-Coupon Text Modification and RemindersThe treatment group will receive a modified text of the current e-coupon. They will also receive notification that they have been enrolled in the study via a second text. They will also receive a series of text message reminders to redeem their e-coupons at intervals of 6, 13 and 18 days after coupon origination. | Other | Treatment group (modified text) |
| e-Coupon standard textParticipants receive control text (SMS) message, which contains a numeric coupon code and no additional text to the standard coupon. | Other | Control group (standard text) |
Primary outcome
Increase in e-coupon redemption in MSU centres
Time frame: 6 months
Increase in proportion of e-coupons redemmed in MSU centres within 6 months of intervention
Increase in SRH service uptake in MSU centres
Time frame: 6 months
Increase in the proportion of participants taking up an SRH service (of any kind) in an MSU centre within 6 months
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Jun 2017.
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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.
Olivia Nuccio, MSc contact
Kathryn Church, PhD contact
Patricia Aujo principal investigator
Marie Stopes International
Andrew Fertig, PhD principal investigator
Ideas42
Karina Lorenzana principal investigator
Ideas42
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing e-Coupon Text Modification and Reminders and e-Coupon standard text in people with Health Behavior, run by Marie Stopes International 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 12 Jun 2017. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 Olivia Nuccio, MSc (olivia.nuccio@mariestopes.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Increase in e-coupon redemption in MSU centres (time frame: 6 months). 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 12 Jun 2017.