Preserving ACTs - Text Reminders to Increase Adherence to ACT Treatment
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Malaria
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
- Enrollment
- 1140
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-reported Adherence to Artemisinin-combination Therapy (ACT) Treatment
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of text reminders sent to ACT users through an automated text messaging system short-message-system.
Study hypothesis: text message reminders increase adherence
Detailed Description
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of text reminders sent to ACT users through an automated text messaging system short-message-system. Patients were enrolled at clinics and pharmacies upon receipt of ACTs and enrolled in the automated system for 3 days.
Investigators
Günther Fink
Assistant Professor of International Health Economics
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •subjects acquiring ACTs in Tamale, Ghana
Exclusion Criteria
- •subjects acquiring ACTs for non household members
- •subjects under the age of 18
- •subjects without access to cell phones
- •subjects living more than 30 minutes from pickup location
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-reported Adherence to Artemisinin-combination Therapy (ACT) Treatment
Time Frame: 70 hours
Percentage of participants completing full ACT treatment regimen 70 hours after treatment initiation. Subjects were visited at home, and asked to report when each of the prescribed six doses were taken. Adherence was defined as the (self-reported) completion of all six doses.