Impact of mobile phone short messaging service (SMS) intervention on antenatal and delivery care in Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

2019 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K17551
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Rahman Mizanur 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 助教 (10726433)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: health / RCT

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The proposed research project is a randomized trial and intends to assess the impact of mobile phone short message service (SMS) intervention on antenatal care among pregnant women in Bangladesh. The estimated sample was 1800 women. Of the estimated sample size, 900 pregnant women will be assigned to mobile phone intervention group and 900 to control group. We made several progress on my mHelath project: developed protocol, received ethical clearance from Bangladesh medical and Research Council (BMRC), performed pilot test, and revised questionnaire based on pilot test results. In the phases of participants selection, I already completed 20,000 household census listing to indentified eligible pregnant women. From the census listing, I got 1400 pregnant women so far. Due to COVID-19 outbreak, the ongoing participants identification process stop.

Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

In the next few months, participation selection process will be done. The base survey will start on June, and then introduce interventions.