Effectiveness of short message services reminders on a childhood immunization programme in Kadoma, Zimbabwe

Effectiveness of short message services reminders on a childhood immunization programme in Kadoma, Zimbabwe - a randomized controlled trial, 2013

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN70918594

Enrollment

306

Registered

2014-08-28

Start date

2013-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Immunization Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants were randomly allocated into two groups. 1. Intervention group: In the intervention group short message service reminders were sent to study participants cellphones reminding them to brin

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Women or caregiver with a cell phone 2. A resident of Kadoma city 3. Consented in writing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Mothers or caregivers that did not own a cell phone 2. Not a resident of Kadoma city

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure was receipt of scheduled vaccines at 6, 10 and 14 weeks. This was measured by the attendance for each antigen during the three visits at 6, 10 and 14 weeks.	—

Countries

Zimbabwe

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 18, 2026