The mCME Project:Delivering Continuing Medical Education for Community Health Workers Via SMS Text Messages (mCME project)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02381743 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 6, 2015
Last Update Posted : January 12, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Medical Knowledge | Behavioral: Group 2 intervention daily SMS bullet point Behavioral: Group 3 intervention daily SMS bullet point | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 638 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | The mCME Project:Delivering Continuing Medical Education for Community Health Workers Via SMS Text Messages |
Study Start Date : | May 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2015 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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No Intervention: Group 1
Weekly non-medical SMS messages
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Experimental: Group 2
Receipt of a daily SMS text message describing various aspects of clinical practice
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Behavioral: Group 2 intervention daily SMS bullet point
Group 2 subjects receive a daily SMS bullet point, summarizing a key clinical point pertinent to the CBPA's daily work.
Other Name: non interactive model CME |
Experimental: Group 3
Receipt of a daily SMS text message describing various aspects of clinical practice, but phrased as multiple choice question
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Behavioral: Group 3 intervention daily SMS bullet point
Group 3 subjects receive a c phrased as a multiple choice question. The content mirrors that of group 2, but is presented as a question to render it interactive
Other Name: Interactive model CME |
- Medical knowledge (Score on medical knowledge exams) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Score on medical knowledge exams administered at baseline and at the end of six months of the intervention
- Job satisfaction (Score on likert scale) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Score on likert scale measuring job satisfaction
- Self efficacy (Score in likert scale) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Score in likert scale measuring self efficacy
- cost effectiveness analysis of the mCME intervention in terms of costs to increase a study test score by X % [ Time Frame: Duration of project ]costs and cost effectiveness analysis of the mCME intervention in terms of costs to increase a study test score by X %

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Graduated from a CBPA training program
- Possesses their own cell phone
- Phone able to send/receive text messages
- Aged 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unwilling to sign informed consent
- Lives/operates in an area without cellular coverage
- Unwilling to be randomized
- Unwilling to adhere to study procedures

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02381743
Principal Investigator: | Christopher J Gill, MD MS | Boston University |
Responsible Party: | Christopher J. Gill, Associate Professor Global Health, Boston University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02381743 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
H-33241 |
First Posted: | March 6, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 12, 2016 |
Last Verified: | January 2016 |