Texting for life: can phones boost postnatal care and save mothers?
NCT ID NCT06409208
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a mobile health program—using educational videos and reminder text messages—can encourage new mothers in Nepal to attend postnatal checkups, adopt family planning, and breastfeed exclusively. About 300 pregnant women in their third trimester will be split into two groups: one receiving the mobile intervention and the other standard care. The study aims to see if this simple, phone-based approach can improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mHealth intervention (educational videos and reminder SMSs)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this low-cost mobile health approach could improve postnatal care uptake, potentially reducing maternal deaths in Nepal and similar settings.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is relatively small and may not reflect broader populations. Success depends on phone access and literacy, and the intervention may not overcome all cultural or logistical barriers.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * \- Women age 19 years and above * III trimester pregnant lady * Mobile phone user and able to read and understand Nepali language * Literate and can operate mobile phone (can check text message and read) Exclusion Criteria: * \- Women only come for child birth service at DH without attending ANC clinic of DH. * Women with very sick newborn and neonatal death * Women who has to stay hospital for longer period of time (more than 14 days) * Women with complication during labour and delivery eg. Uterine rupture, * Not able to come for delivery at Dhulikhel Hospital.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathamandu University Hospital
Dhulikhel, Bagmati, 45210, Nepal
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