Status:
UNKNOWN
Mobile Phone SMS Messages and Automated Calls in Improving Vaccine Coverage Among Children in Pakistan
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Grand Challenges Canada
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Tuberculosis
Polio
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-14 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Routine childhood immunization (RCI) in Pakistan is well below the recommended coverage of 90% with rates as low as 16% in certain regions (Pakistan DHS 2012-3). This has led to continued polio transm...
Detailed Description
SMS text messages have shown to be effective for mobile health or mHealth having a considerable impact on disease prevention efforts in developing countries. Mobile phone and SMS texting provide an ex...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The inclusion criteria includes being a child from the HDSS site, being less than 14 days of age with parent/guardian or at least one person in the household having a working mobile phone connection and parent/guardian providing consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- The exclusion criteria includes a child from outside HDSS area or family plans to stay in the catchment area for less than 20 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
3850 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03341195
Start Date
January 1 2018
End Date
September 1 2018
Last Update
November 17 2017
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