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CompletedNCT00602056Updated Jan 28, 2008

Low Cost Interventions to Improve Adherence to Childhood Immunization Schedule

An interventional study of Redesigned immunization card and Center based education to mothers/caregivers in Childhood Immunization Completion, Childhood Immunization Dropout and Immunization Card, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged Up to 365 Days. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-01-28.

Sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,506
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
Up to 365 Days
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of the study was to assess the effect of 1) redesigned immunization card, 2) center-based education to mothers, and 3) redesigned card with center-based education to mothers, provided at DPT1, on DPT3 completion in a randomized controlled trial at rural Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) centers in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Conditions studied

  • Childhood Immunization Completion
  • Childhood Immunization Dropout
  • Immunization Card
  • Center Based Education

Keywords

  • Immunization dropout
  • Immunization card
  • Center based education
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham is the lead sponsor of 1,396 studies on the registry; 284 are open to participants now.

Of its 156 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 124 (79%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 365 Days
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • All children visiting the selected EPI centers for DPT1 immunization

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not residing in the same area for last six months.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,506 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    Redesigned immunization card

    Other: Redesigned immunization card

  • Experimental
    2

    Center based education to mothers/caregivers

    Other: Center based education to mothers/caregivers

  • Experimental
    3

    Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mothers/caregivers

    Other: Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

  • No intervention
    4

    Standard care only

Interventions

  • OtherRedesigned immunization card

    A low cost nad simplified redesigned immunization card

  • OtherCenter based education to mothers/caregivers

    A 2-3 minute center based education to mothers/caregivers

  • OtherRedesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

    Redesigned immunization card with center based education to mother/caregivers

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The study outcome in each study group was the immunization status categorized into "DPT3 completed" and "DPT3 not completed".

    Time frame: 90 day follow-up after enrollment at DPT1 visit

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Study locations

1 site
  • EPI immunization centers
    Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 28, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00602056
Lead sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
First posted
Jan 28, 2008
Start date
Nov 2005
Primary completion
Aug 2006
Completion
Aug 2006
Last update
Jan 28, 2008

Study contacts

Hussain R Usman, MBBS, MS
principal investigator · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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