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Comparison of IVR and CATI Surveys in Bangladesh

Comparison of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Computer-assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) Mobile Phone Surveys for Non-communicable Disease Risk Factor Surveillance in Bangladesh

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04508010
Enrollment
6151
Registered
2020-08-11
Start date
2020-08-25
Completion date
2021-04-30
Last updated
2022-04-26

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Conditions

Non Communicable Diseases, Surveys and Questionnaires

Keywords

mobile phone surveys, interactive voice response

Brief summary

This study focuses on mechanisms to adapt the performance of interactive voice response (IVR) and computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI) surveys conducted in low-and middle-income (LMIC) setting (Bangladesh) and evaluates how the two survey modalities (IVR and CATI) affect survey metrics, including response, completion and attrition rates.

Detailed description

Using random digit dialing (RDD) sampling technique, participants will be randomized to one of two arms : 1) IVR or 2) CATI. Participants in the first study arm will receive an IVR survey. Participants in the second study arm will receive a CATI survey. Each questionnaire contains a set of demographic questions and one non-communicable disease (NCD) module (alcohol, or tobacco, or diet, or physical activity, or blood pressure and diabetes). We will examine contact, response, refusal and cooperation rates and demographic representativeness by each study arm.

Interventions

OTHERIVR

Participants will receive an IVR survey

OTHERCATI

Participants will receive a CATI survey

Sponsors

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research
CollaboratorOTHER
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Data cleaning and analysis will be conducted by a statistician blinded to the study arm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Access to a mobile phone * Greater or equal to 18 years of age * In Bangladesh, conversant in Bengali language

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 18 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cooperation Rate #1Through study completion, an average of one monthAs defined by American Association for Public Opinion Research, cooperation rate is defined as I/(I+P+R) where I is complete interviews, P is partial interviews, and R is refusals and breakoffs
Response Rate #4Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of one monthAs defined by American Association for Public Opinion Research, response rate is defined as (I+P)/(I+P+R+eU) where I is complete interviews, P is partial interviews, R is refusals and breakoffs, and eU is the estimated eligible proportion of unknowns

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Contact Rate #2Through study completion, an average of one monthAs defined by American Association for Public Opinion Research, contact rate is defined as (I+P+R)/(I+P+R+eU) where I is complete interviews, P is partial interviews, R is refusals and breakoffs, and eU is the estimated eligible proportion of unknowns
Refusal Rate #2Through study completion, an average of one monthAs defined by American Association for Public Opinion Research, refusal rate is defined as (R)/(I+P+R+eU) where R is refusals and breakoffs, I is complete interviews, P is partial interviews, and eU is the estimated eligible proportion of unknowns

Countries

Bangladesh

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026