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NCT Number: NCT01894126

Mobile Phone Messaging to Improve Women's and Children's Health (Mobile WACh) in Kenya

With the increased prevalence of cellular phones, mobile technology provides an important tool to reach underserved populations in low to middle income countries. mHealth interventions offer promise to improve maternal child health throughout the reproductive health continuum if they contribute to increasing skilled birth attendance, family planning and exclusive breastfeeding. We propose a randomized clinical trial to determine effect of using mobile phones to deliver SMS (one-way) versus an interactive SMS dialogue (two-way) on uptake of reproductive and neonatal health services and maternal and infant outcomes

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Key information

Conditions

Maternal Health Family Planning Neonatal Health

Age range

14 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mathare North Health Centre

Nairobi, Kenya

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Pregnant
  • Access to a mobile phone
  • Able to read SMS messages
  • Willing to receive SMS messages

Exclusion criteria

  • Unwilling or unable to meet inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Two-way SMS Dialogue

Behavioral

One-way SMS Messaging

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Contraceptive uptake

    Time frame: 10 weeks postpartum; 24 weeks postpartum

  2. Facility Delivery

    Time frame: Postpartum

  3. Exclusive Breastfeeding

    Time frame: 24 weeks postpartum

Secondary outcomes

  1. ANC attendance

    Time frame: Postpartum

  2. Infant Immunizations

    Time frame: Six months postpartum

  3. Maternal mortality

    Time frame: 6 months postpartum

  4. Infant mortality

    Time frame: Six months postpartum

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Washington

Other

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • Kenyatta National Hospital
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • University of Nairobi

Registry information

Official study title

Mobile Phone One Way Short Message Service (SMS) Versus SMS Dialogue for Women's and Child Health (Mobile WACh) in Kenya: A Randomized Control Trial

Acronym: Mobile WACh

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
First posted
Jul 9, 2013
Registry last updated
Nov 9, 2016

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