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Effectiveness of a smartphone app on improving immunization of children in rural Sichuan Province, China: a cluster randomized control trial

Effectiveness of a smartphone app on improving immunization of children in rural Sichuan Province, China: a cluster randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-TRC-13003960
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2013-12-06
Start date
2013-12-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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

Conditions

Immunization

Interventions

Intervention Group:EPI app on a smartphone
Control Group:Routine procedure

Sponsors

Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Intervention target will be village doctor in charge of immunizationInclusion criteria:a. Village doctors that in charge of immunization (both management and injection); 2. If there are several village doctors available, then choose the youngest one and with the assistant practicing license for clinical doctors; 3. Survey target will be caregiver of children aged 12-23 months old. Children aged over 1 year are supposed to finish the injection procedure for the five vaccinations. Therefore, caregiver of children aged 12-23 month old are our survey target in both baseline and endline survey. Inclusion criteriaa. Living in local area; 4. Receive immunization service in Xuanhan County; 5. Children aged 12 to 23 months; 6. If there are more than one child aged 12 to 23 months, only include the youngest one; 7. Caregivers of the selected children.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Intervention target will be village doctor in charge of immunization Exclusion criteria: (1) Refuse to participate; (2) The estimated number of children aged one to two years old in village was less than 7. The estimated number is calculated as the number of children reported multiplied by 75%(The average percentage of children stay in the village) and 90% (estimated response rate); 2. Survey target will be caregiver of children aged 12-23 months old. Children aged over 1 year are supposed to finish the injection procedure for the five vaccinations. Therefore, caregiver of children aged 12-23 month old are our survey target in both baseline and endline survey. Exclusion criteria 1. Refuse to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
five-vaccine immunization coverag;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
other immunization coverage indicators;loss coefficient, loss rate and rate of surplu;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYanfeng Zhang

Capital Institute of Pediatrics

summyzh@126.com+86 010-85695554

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 21, 2026