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NCT Number: NCT02567006

SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala

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.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

6 week–6 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos CU, Coatepeque, Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

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About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

SMS message

Behavioral

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 names: text messages

Usual Care

Other

Health clinic nurse provides regular appointment in the vaccination card with no active reminders

Primary outcomes

  1. Completion of vaccine primary series

    Time frame: 12 months of age

    Completion of 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccines by 1 year of age

Secondary outcomes

  1. Factors associated with immunization delays

    Time frame: 12 months

    Demographic, education and behavioral factors associated with days late for vaccination

  2. Acceptability of SMS vaccine reminders

    Time frame: 12 months

    Qualitative data from focus groups to evaluate acceptability of SMS program

  3. Timeliness of immunization

    Time frame: 12 months

    Days delayed from date for 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccination

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Other

Collaborators

  • 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

Registry information

Acronym: SMSVaxGuate

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Oct 2, 2015
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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