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Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women

NCT07279480 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2025-12-12

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Take-up of Preventative Care
  • Communication About Health Information

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-10
Primary Completion
2026-08-01
Completion
2026-10-01

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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