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April 12, 2016 updated by: Dr. Karen Yeates, Queen's University

Expanding the Successful E-voucher System to Improve Malaria Prevention and Fight New Global Health Threats Through Innovative Health Partnerships and Mobile Phone Technology in Tanzania

The use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) is shown to reduce malaria prevalence. The Tanzania Net Voucher Scheme has been an active component of bed net distribution to pregnant women in Tanzania since 2004. The transition from paper vouchers to electronic vouchers in this program has increased efficiency and the ability to track and distribute nets since 2007. Although the program has been successful, to date, electronic voucher redemption varies widely across the country and it has not been clearly established as to what barriers exist for women who receive electronic vouchers in the program. This cluster-randomized trial was designed to examine perceived barriers to electronic voucher redemption among pregnant women and to evaluate if educational and personalized text messages around electronic voucher redemption and bed net usage will increase electronic voucher redemption when directed at pregnant women who receive electronic vouchers in the currently existing program.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

5219

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Tanzania
      • Moshi, Tanzania
        • Pamoja Tunawez

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women capable of providing informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Use of behaviour change communication via text messages to pregnant women receiving an electronic voucher for long lasting insecticide treated nets redemption through antenatal clinics.
Behavioral: Behaviour change communication via text message
No Intervention: Control
Control group receives no behaviour change communication via text message, but receives an electronic voucher for long lasting insecticide treated nets redemption through antenatal clinics.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Increased uptake of long-lasting insecticide treated nets from retailers using an electronic voucher through text messaging.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
The outcome measure will be assessed by LLIN evoucher redemption.
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Queen's University

Collaborators

Mennonite Economic Development Associates

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Karen Yeates, MD, Queen's University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 20, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

September 28, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DMED-1712-14

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