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Using Mobile Phones to Measure Diarrhoea

Pilot testing of a parent record of child health

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11410773
Enrollment
150
Registered
2019-03-20
Start date
2019-03-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-07-13

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

Conditions

Diarrhoea/Enteric Infection Infections and Infestations

Interventions

Differing recall periods
questionnaire types
and incentive levels for diarrhoea surveys. Initially, households will be randomised into one of eight cohorts using block randomisation. At every two week periods, cohorts will swit
questionnaire type (three level or one level)
and incentive level (no incentive or some incentive). All surveys will take place by mobile phone text messaging, and all cohorts will experience all combinations of treatments at any time - through

Sponsors

University of Warwick
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Resides in the enumeration area 2. Has a child under five 3. Has access to mobile phone 4. Consents to study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Child under five is exclusively breast fed 2. Does not have their own mobile phone (e.g. shares phone or no access to phone)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diarrhoea Prevalence through the use of a mobile phone survey. This will take place at pre-set time points either daily or every two weeks for a period of 16 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Trends in diarrhoea prevalence over time

Countries

Tanzania

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026