Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: To Evaluate the Role of Mobile Phone SMS Messages and Automated Calls in Improving Vaccine Coverage Among Children in Pakistan
Brief Summary: Routine childhood immunization (RCI) in Pakistan is well below the recommended coverage of 90% with rates as low as 16% in certain regions (Pakistan DHS 2012-3). This has led to continued polio transmission, large measles outbreaks and thousands of deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases (Kazi.Bull WHO 2016). Mobile phone communication is widespread in developing countries and has proven a potential method of directly connecting pregnant women and mothers to health services (Kharbanda. Expert Review of Vaccine 2014). The investigators propose conducting a mixed methods proof of concept cluster randomized trial (CRT) to assess the effectiveness of different types of SMS messaging and automated calls to improve RCI and understand the perceptions and barriers that may affect SMS and automated call-based interventions at participants levels. the investigators will conduct the study at urban and rural sites in Pakistan. The investigators will examine an important public health question - do low cost, automated SMS, and automated messages improve RCI coverage in resource-constrained settings? Further, investigators will compare the effectiveness of reminder, educational and interactive text messages for improving RCI and will generate socio-cultural data regarding the impact of participants health beliefs that will be important for setting up the appropriate interventions in other LMICs.


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A: Arm Label: Control; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: SMS reminder; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: SMS reminder | Arm Label: SMS reminder + Unconditional Incentive; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: SMS reminder, Behavioral: Unconditional Incentive | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: SMS reminder; Assigned to Arm(s): SMS reminder, SMS reminder + Unconditional Incentive | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Unconditional Incentive; Assigned to Arm(s): SMS reminder + Unconditional Incentive
B: Arm Label: Chama cha MamaToto; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Chama cha MamaToto | Arm Label: Control; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Chama cha MamaToto; Assigned to Arm(s): Chama cha MamaToto
C: Arm Label: Alma Sana Bracelet Arm; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Alma Sana Bracelet | Arm Label: Simple Silicon Bracelet Arm; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Other: Simple Silicon Bracelet | Arm Label: Control Arm; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Alma Sana Bracelet; Assigned to Arm(s): Alma Sana Bracelet Arm | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Simple Silicon Bracelet; Assigned to Arm(s): Simple Silicon Bracelet Arm
D: Arm Label: 1. One way SMS messages.; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: SMS messages and automated calls | Arm Label: 2. Two Way SMS messages; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: SMS messages and automated calls | Arm Label: 3. One way automated calls.; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: SMS messages and automated calls | Arm Label: 4.Two way interactive automated calls; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: SMS messages and automated calls | Arm Label: 5. Control Arm; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: SMS messages and automated calls; Assigned to Arm(s): 1. One way SMS messages., 2. Two Way SMS messages, 3. One way automated calls., 4.Two way interactive automated calls

Answer: D