SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala

Adherence to Vaccination Schedules Clinical Trial

— SMSVaxGuate  

Official title:

SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02567006
• Other study ID #: 14-2170
• Secondary ID: 1R21HD084115-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: July 10, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2019
• Source: University of Colorado, Denver
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project plans to learn more about whether sending text messages to parents on their mobile phones to remind them when their child is due for his or her next vaccination will improve children getting vaccinated on time.

Description:

This project plans to learn more about whether sending text messages to parents on their mobile phones to remind them when their child is due for his or her next vaccination will improve children getting vaccinated on time. The vaccines that will be given are the same routine vaccinations registered in Guatemala and used by the Ministry of Health regardless of enrollment in the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 720
• Est. completion date: July 10, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 7, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Weeks to 6 Months

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• First dose of primary vaccination series

• Parents owning a mobile phone and able to decipher SMS messages

• Consent form signed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Moving away from the study site in the next 12 months

• Ineligible for primary vaccination series by the MOH

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acceptability of SMS Reminder Program
• Adherence to Vaccination Schedules
• Timeliness of Vaccination

Intervention

Behavioral:
• SMS message
SMS messages will be delivered at 6, 4, and 2 days before the next scheduled date of the primary vaccines for the intervention group

Other:
• Usual care
Health clinic nurse provides regular appointment in the vaccination card with no active reminders

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Guatemala	Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos CU	Coatepeque	Quetzaltenango
Guatemala	University del Valle, Guatemala	Guatemala

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Colorado, Denver	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos CU, Ministry of Health, Guatemala, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Guatemala, 

References & Publications (2)

Gurman TA, Rubin SE, Roess AA. Effectiveness of mHealth behavior change communication interventions in developing countries: a systematic review of the literature. J Health Commun. 2012;17 Suppl 1:82-104. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2011.649160. Review. — View Citation

Head KJ, Noar SM, Iannarino NT, Grant Harrington N. Efficacy of text messaging-based interventions for health promotion: a meta-analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2013 Nov;97:41-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.08.003. Epub 2013 Aug 13. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Completion of vaccine primary series	Completion of 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccines by 1 year of age	12 months of age
Secondary	Factors associated with immunization delays	Demographic, education and behavioral factors associated with days late for vaccination	12 months
Secondary	Acceptability of SMS vaccine reminders	Qualitative data from focus groups to evaluate acceptability of SMS program	12 months
Secondary	Timeliness of immunization	Days delayed from date for 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccination	12 months