Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Tell both, Free Transport.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Take-up of Preventative Care, Communication About Health Information. Basic parameters: 60 years — 75 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- India
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Household Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women in Tamil Nadu
Overview
This study investigates how household communication plays a role in elderly women's take-up of health check-ups in rural Tamil Nadu, India. First, we survey elders and their caretakers to measure demand for check-ups for elders. We measure how interest in check-ups changes when we offer different versions of transportation support, to understand how much interest in check-ups are affected by the degree of caretaker involvement required. Second, we conduct a randomized evaluation of interventions to improve take-up of free health check-ups at a nearby private hospital. We will cross-randomize two interventions. The first randomizes who is informed about the check-up: either only the elder is informed or both the elder and the caretaker are informed about the check-up. The second randomizes whether free transportation is provided to and from the check-up. We will measure take-up of the check-up. We will also measure elders' willingness to mention the check-up to the caretaker.
Interventions
- Behavioral Tell both
Both elder and the caretaker are directly informed about the check-up. - Behavioral Free Transport
We offer to arrange private transportation to and from the hospital at no cost.
Primary outcome measures
- Sign-up rates for check-up. [Time frame: Assessed at 3 days after the intervention]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Elder attendance at check-up. [Time frame: 1 week after the intervention]
- Elder willingness to mention check-up to caretaker [Time frame: Assessed 2 days after the intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Elderly women aged 60-75
Exclusion criteria
- Those with severe hearing, speech, mental, or mobility impairment
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
India · 1 center
- JPAL SA at IFMR — Chennai
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07279480 · 2505001660