N/A
N=100
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
Exclusive Breastfeeding · Co-production of Health in Communities
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02263118 ↗Enrolled (actual)
100
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Changes in Knowledge — 12; 2; 11; 3 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Uni-directional SMS (Other); Feature phone (Device); Virtual communities (Other); Hybrid setup (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- Primary completion
- May 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Changes in Knowledge |
12; 2; 11; 3; 0; 8 | — |
| SECONDARY Qualitative Nature of Health-related Text-messages |
761; 501; 1961; 356; 71; 52 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Text-messages Exchanged in Virtual Communities |
2793; 909 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Change in Weight-for-Age Z-score |
-0.064; 0.030; 0.199; -0.197 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in improving weight evolution of infants.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Can read
- Has a baby of less than 4 months of age OR is in her 8th month of pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
- Cannot read
- Does not have a newborn
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02263118). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.