NCT07279480

Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women

Household Communication and Health Investments for Elderly Women in Tamil Nadu

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 60 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-10
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2026-10-01
• First posted: 2025-12-12
• Last updated: 2025-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India