A clinical trial to study the effect of periodic educational phone calls on pregnant women

The impact of mobile health messaging on maternal health : A randomised controlled trial in an urban field practise area of a tertiary care centre in Central India - Nil

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/055229

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-07-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Educational voice calls which are gestational age-based will be sent over mobile phones of enrolled women throughout pregnancy in their preferred language and time along with routine an

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women in first trimester attending Antenatal Care Out Patient Department of an Urban Health Training Centre of a tertiary care centre. Pregnant women having access to mobile phone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women not consenting to participate in the study Pregnant women above 12 weeks gestation. Pregnant women listening to Pregnant women who could not be followed up till delivery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maternal health: Maternal hemoglobin, Maternal weight gain, Need for blood transfusion, Complications Timepoint: Baseline, at 37 weeks, and after delivery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Utilisation of antenatal care services: Number of ANC visits, USG Scans, Tetanus injection take, Number of Iron & Calcium tablets taken Breastfeeding practices, birth weight of newborns, immunization at birth Maternal knowledge regarding antenatal & newborn care Timepoint: Follow up at 37 weeks which will include hemoglobin, weight gain , & Knowledge regarding maternal health care , child health care & maternal health care seeking practices. After delivery phone call when details of maternal complications, delivery specifics, birth weight of baby & newborn care regarding breastfeeding, immunization will be collected	—

Measure

Time frame

Utilisation of antenatal care services: Number of ANC visits, USG Scans, Tetanus injection take, Number of Iron & Calcium tablets taken Breastfeeding practices, birth weight of newborns, immunization at birth Maternal knowledge regarding antenatal & newborn care Timepoint: Follow up at 37 weeks which will include hemoglobin, weight gain , & Knowledge regarding maternal health care , child health care & maternal health care seeking practices. After delivery phone call when details of maternal complications, delivery specifics, birth weight of baby & newborn care regarding breastfeeding, immunization will be collected

—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSnigdha Pandey

Government Medical College, Nagpur

patilsonali32@gmail.com976788827

Outcome results