mHealth field study among community health workers in the Balaka and Salima districts of Malawi

Evaluation of a mHealth data quality intervention to improve documentation of pregnancy outcomes by Health Surveillance Assistants in Malawi: a cluster randomized trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN24785657

Enrollment

160

Registered

2015-07-23

Start date

2010-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-28

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Conditions

We are evaluating completeness of pregnancy documentation. We define a complete pregnancy as a pregnancy with a matched outcome: live birth, transfer-out of the pregnant mother, abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth. Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

We implemented the intervention in two phases. Phase one ran for seven months between December 2012 and June 2013. Phase two ran for five months from July 2013 through November 2013. Throughout both p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 160 HSAs, one for each of the 160 randomized catchment areas selected for the RMM study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not fulfilling inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
An improvement in matched pregnancies during the intervention period in the treatment group compared to the control group. A matched pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy with a matched outcome: live birth, out-migration of the mother, abortion, stillbirth, or miscarriage.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
An improvement in matched pregnancies between baseline and intervention periods by group. Matched pregnancies will be evaluated for the control group and treatment group separately.	—

Countries

Malawi, United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026