Texts and videos for healthier babies: nepal tests mobile intervention
NCT ID NCT06431581
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile health program—including educational videos, text messages, and reminder calls—can improve birth weight and reduce preterm births among pregnant women in Nepal. About 494 women will be randomly assigned to receive either standard care or the mobile health intervention. Researchers will track birth weight and gestational age at delivery to see if the mobile tools make a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health intervention (educational videos, SMS messages, and reminder phone calls)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that simple mobile health tools help pregnant women have healthier babies, potentially reducing low birth weight and preterm births in low-resource settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-site trial in Nepal, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is behavioral, so its success depends on how well women engage with the messages.
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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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About 494 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women of age 18 years and above; * Pregnant with 13 to 27 weeks of gestation; * Planned to deliver a child at selected hospital; * Pregnant women who use smart phone; * Can read and understand Nepali language Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women with vision impairment and diagnosed learning difficulties
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bhawana Shrestha
RECRUITINGDhulikhel, Bagmati, 45210, Nepal
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