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ReachUHC: Mobile phone-based reminders and automatic renewal for health insurance coverage

ReachUHC: A randomized controlled trial of a mobile phone-based reminder and automatic renewal intervention to increase health insurance renewal rates in Kumasi, Ghana

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202409918648487
Enrollment
342818
Registered
2024-09-04
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Health care access and self-rated health

Interventions

R1 Renewal reminders to subscribers with expired insurance at the start of trial
R2 Renewal reminders to insurance expiring during the trial
A1 Autorenewal option for insurance expired pre trial
A2 Autorenewal option for insurance expiring during trial
A3 Autorenewal option for those insurance expiring post trial
C1 Renewal reminders and autorenewal option for expired insurance pre trial
C2 Renewal Reminders and Autorenewal for insurance expiring during trial
C3 Autorenewal option for insurance expiring post trial

Sponsors

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants must have active or recently expired NHIS membership at the starting date of the intervention. If expired, the expiration date of their insurance must be no older than 1 October 2022. Participants must be identified as residents of the Kumasi districts either through the location in their member file in the NHIS database or through the survey or phone number verification exercise conducted in 2023.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants without a phone number which is registered as the primary phone number for no more than 6 NHIS members residing in Kumasi.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is health insurance renewal status.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported health status, user experience, and acceptability and of the intervention will also be assessed as part of this analysis.

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactMawumenyo Aku Kwawukume

Project Coordination Officer

kmawumenyo@gmail.com+233243272951

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026