NCT02567006
Completed
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SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Adherence to Vaccination Schedules
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
- Enrollment
- 720
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Completion of vaccine primary series
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief 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.
Detailed 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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
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
- Timeliness of immunization(12 months)
- Factors associated with immunization delays(12 months)
- Acceptability of SMS vaccine reminders(12 months)
Study Sites (2)
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