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NCT Number: NCT07279480

Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women

This study investigates how household communication plays a role in elderly women's take-up of health check-ups in rural Tamil Nadu, India. First, we survey elders and their caretakers to measure demand for check-ups for elders. We measure how interest in check-ups changes when we offer different versions of transportation support, to understand how much interest in check-ups are affected by the degree of caretaker involvement required. Second, we conduct a randomized evaluation of interventions to improve take-up of free health check-ups at a nearby private hospital. We will cross-randomize two interventions. The first randomizes who is informed about the check-up: either only the elder is informed or both the elder and the caretaker are informed about the check-up. The second randomizes whether free transportation is provided to and from the check-up. We will measure take-up of the check-up. We will also measure elders' willingness to mention the check-up to the caretaker.

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Key information

Conditions

Take-up of Preventative Care Communication About Health Information

Age range

60 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Elderly women aged 60-75

Exclusion criteria

  • Those with severe hearing, speech, mental, or mobility impairment

Treatment and study plan

Tell both

Behavioral

Both elder and the caretaker are directly informed about the check-up.

Free Transport

Behavioral

We offer to arrange private transportation to and from the hospital at no cost.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sign-up rates for check-up.

    Time frame: Assessed at 3 days after the intervention

    This will be a measure of whether the elder is signed up for the check-up by the caretaker. This will be measured either when the caretaker calls to reserve a spot for the elder or when the research team follows up with the household before the check-up.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Elder attendance at check-up.

    Time frame: 1 week after the intervention

    This is a measure of whether the elder shows up to the health check-up at the end of the week. Attendance at the health check-up will be measured by surveyors at the hospital, about 1 week after the health check-up invitations are shared with households.

  2. Elder willingness to mention check-up to caretaker

    Time frame: Assessed 2 days after the intervention

    This is a measure of whether elder chooses to mention check-up to caretaker when offered. Among elders in households that are randomized into the "Tell elder only" arm, we will offer to inform the caretaker of the check-up on behalf of the elder and record whether the elder was willing to have us mention the check-up as one of our outcomes.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Jenny Wang

CONTACT

[email protected]

617-253-3807

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

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Registry information

Official study title

Household Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women in Tamil Nadu

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 12, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 12, 2025

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