SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adherence to Vaccination Schedules; Timeliness of Vaccination; Acceptability of SMS Reminder Program
• Interventions: Other: Usual care; Behavioral: SMS message

• Registration Number: NCT02567006
• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-09-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-02
• Study Start: 2016-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-07-07
• Study Completion: 2017-07-10
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-24
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 720

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Usual care	Usual care	Not receiving SMS messages
Short Message Service (SMS) group	SMS message	Receiving SMS message reminders 1 week before scheduled vaccination

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Completion of vaccine primary series	12 months of age	Completion of 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccines by 1 year of age

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timeliness of immunization	12 months	Days delayed from date for 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccination
Factors associated with immunization delays	12 months	Demographic, education and behavioral factors associated with days late for vaccination
Acceptability of SMS vaccine reminders	12 months	Qualitative data from focus groups to evaluate acceptability of SMS program

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University del Valle, Guatemala; 🇬🇹 Guatemala, Guatemala

Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos CU; 🇬🇹 Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala