Status:
COMPLETED
Phone Text Message Reminders on Compliance With Human Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis Project
Lead Sponsor:
Washington State University
Conditions:
Rabies
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Every year, rabies, a disease transmitted to humans by rabid dogs, is estimated to kill 59,000 people globally, mostly children 15 years and below in Africa and Asia. This is despite the availability ...
Detailed Description
Background: Rabies is a fatal viral disease transmitted to humans mainly by domestic dogs. It is a neglected zoonosis that primarily affects underserved populations that have limited access to health ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants will be patients of any age reporting to the health facility with dog bites.
- Participants (dog-bite patients or next of kin) in possession of mobile phones.
- Participants (dog-bite patients) consenting to and participating in a phone interview after the last date of the scheduled anti-rabies vaccine dose.
- In the intervention arm - participants acknowledging receipt of SMS text reminders.
Exclusion
- Participants (dog-bite patient) that do not consent to participate in the study.
- Participants that do not own mobile phones.
- Participants in the intervention arm that did not receive SMS reminders despite owning mobile phones.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05350735
Start Date
October 1 2018
End Date
August 1 2019
Last Update
April 28 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Makueni County Referral Hospital
Makueni, Kenya