Evaluate the Role of a Personalized Smartphone Based Application to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage
To Evaluate the Role of a Personalized Smartphone-based Application to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage and Timelines Among Children in Pakistan
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The vision of the investigators is to build capacity in technology-driven healthcare innovation in LMCIs. The programme will be initiated by a feasibility and proof-of-concept (POC) study to tackle the lack of awareness around immunization, which is a major health issue in developing countries. Mobile apps and social media have been shown to be effective in various programmes worldwide, but there is limited data from LMICs on the use of digital technologies in improving routine immunization (RI) coverage.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 27, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 14, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 26, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 30, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2020
CompletedJune 26, 2020
June 1, 2020
6 months
April 14, 2020
June 25, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
improvement in RI coverage
to see a 10 percent increase in RI through personalized smart mobile phone-based application at 10 and 14 weeks of age according to the EPI schedule versus standard care
12 weeks
Improvement in timeline
To see a 10 percent increase in RI within 1 week of the original timeline at 10, and 14 weeks versus standard care
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Perceptions and barriers related to routine immunization (Interview guide in form of in depth interview will be administered).
6 weeks
perceptions and barriers of a mobile phone based application to improve immunization coverage (interview guide in form of in depth interview will be administered)
4 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Intervention Arm
EXPERIMENTALThe intervention arm in addition to the standard counselling will include receiving text messages, voice messages, pictorial messages and video messages regarding vaccination once a week till the child turns 14 weeks
Control Arm
NO INTERVENTIONThe control group will receive one-time standard verbal counselling at the time of initial visit for on-time EPI vaccines at 10 and 14 weeks of age as recommended by EPI, government of Pakistan.
Interventions
An android based mobile application will be developed. The application will have features and capacity for text messages, voice messages, pictorial messages and video messages. The content of the messages will be according to the findings of Paigham e sehat project and the four messages domains would be educational, reminder, religious and adverse effects. In addition, pictorial and video messages would be used as per freely available through EPI programme Pakistan.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- parent or guardian or at least one person in the household has a working android based smart mobile phone
- ability to use android based smart phone
- Parent or guardian providing consent.
You may not qualify if:
- If the family will not be visiting AKU for 10- and 14-week RI.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Aga Khan Universitylead
- NED University of Engineering and Technologycollaborator
- University of Surreycollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Aga Khan University
Karachi, Sindh, 74800, Pakistan
Related Publications (1)
Kazi AM, Qazi SA, Khawaja S, Ahsan N, Ahmed RM, Sameen F, Khan Mughal MA, Saqib M, Ali S, Kaleemuddin H, Rauf Y, Raza M, Jamal S, Abbasi M, Stergioulas LK. An Artificial Intelligence-Based, Personalized Smartphone App to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage and Timelines Among Children in Pakistan: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Dec 4;9(12):e22996. doi: 10.2196/22996.
PMID: 33274726DERIVED
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 14, 2020
First Posted
June 26, 2020
Study Start
February 27, 2020
Primary Completion
August 30, 2020
Study Completion
December 31, 2020
Last Updated
June 26, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share
The database will reside on a central computer at AKU managed by the study staff. Mobile numbers will not be shared except to track patterns of use. Only relevant study staff will have access to study data allowed by the local ethics committee. Participants' information will be given a study code, and no personal identifiers will be shared. Data confidentiality will be maintained at all times. No personal identifiers will be used in any reports or publication of the study. No individual identifier such as names of participants and area of location will be shared. In addition, a confidentiality agreement has been signed with the universities stating that the numbers provided will only be used for the purpose of the trial.