UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000046562
Receipt number R000052577
Scientific Title Development and Evaluation of the Simple and Easy Antenatal Education Using a Mobile Phone App in Tanzania
Date of disclosure of the study information 2022/01/06
Last modified on 2023/07/11 10:14:49

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Basic information

Public title

Development and Evaluation of the Simple and Easy Antenatal Education
Using a Mobile Phone App in Tanzania

Acronym

ICT education research in Tanzania

Scientific Title

Development and Evaluation of the Simple and Easy Antenatal Education
Using a Mobile Phone App in Tanzania

Scientific Title:Acronym

ICT education research in Tanzania

Region

Africa


Condition

Condition

Pregnancy

Classification by specialty

Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This research aims to evaluate the effect of the package of the mobile phone App containing the new WHO guideline for antenatal care and the educational materials to teach danger signs and safe delivery "Nne na Tano" to maximize health of pregnant women, and reminders of health education and antenatal care visits for pregnant women with respect to knowledge and attitude about healthy pregnancy and their intention of giving birth with skilled birth attendants.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Thirty-eight items designed to investigate factors, knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, associated with intentions of birthplace. The timing of measurement was set at the beginning of the study as a baseline survey and at thirty-six gestational weeks of the subjects as an outcome survey.

Key secondary outcomes

Mini-quiz to improve knowledge of midwives/nurses with ten items and twenty-three items of Women-Centered Care Questionnaire for pregnant women. As for midwives/nurses, when the baseline is over and midwives/nurses download the app, they will be administered twice: a pre-test before learning the content, and a post-test after learning the content after a month of study. As for pregnant women, the baseline survey will be conducted at the beginning of the study and the outcome study will be conducted at the thirty-six-week gestation of the participants.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

The intervention group: The mobile phone App has two versions for pregnant women and midwives. The pregnant women version contains antenatal educational contents that teaches pregnant women and their family the importance of birth preparation and family integration to achieve safe delivery. The midwife version is named Midwifery Up! aiming to update the knowledge of midwives so that they can provide proper information and care for pregnant women in timely manner. Midwifery Up! will contain movies to teach pregnant women about danger signs, a calculator of expected due date, WHO recommendations on antenatal care for positive pregnancy experience. A Forum page will be created for midwives and doctors as well as pregnant women can discuss local health knowledge and behaviors.

Interventions/Control_2

The control group received a regular antenatal care.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

16 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria for women are: currently pregnant of 2nd or 3rd trimester, 16 years old or older, and able to read Kiswhaili.

Key exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria for women are: currently not pregnant, less than 16 years old, not able to Kiswahili, and no access to a smart phone.

Target sample size

720


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yoko
Middle name
Last name Shimpuku

Organization

Hiroshima University

Division name

Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences

Zip code

734-8551

Address

1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-ku, Hiroshima

TEL

0822575555

Email

yokoshim@hiroshima-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Yoko
Middle name
Last name Shimpuku

Organization

Hiroshima University

Division name

Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences

Zip code

734-8551

Address

1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-ku, Hiroshima

TEL

0822575555

Homepage URL


Email

yokoshim@hiroshima-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hiroshima University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Hiroshima University

Address

1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-ku, Hiroshima

Tel

0822575555

Email

iryo-seisaku@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2022 Year 01 Month 06 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2021 Year 12 Month 13 Day

Date of IRB

2021 Year 12 Month 13 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2022 Year 01 Month 06 Day

Last follow-up date

2024 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 01 Month 06 Day

Last modified on

2023 Year 07 Month 11 Day



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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000052577