Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Patients With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
NCT ID: NCT01299259
Last Updated: 2014-10-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
95 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-02-28
2014-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Text Message Reminders
Subjects randomized to the the intervention group will receive a total of 4 text messages on days 2 through 5 to remind them to schedule and attend a PCP follow-up appointment
Text Message Reminders
Patients in the intervention group will receive text messages on their cell phones following discharge from the emergency department reminding them to make an appointment with their primary care provider. Text messages will be sent daily for 4 days after discharge from the ED.
Control Group
The control group will not receive any additional reminders to follow-up with PCP.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Text Message Reminders
Patients in the intervention group will receive text messages on their cell phones following discharge from the emergency department reminding them to make an appointment with their primary care provider. Text messages will be sent daily for 4 days after discharge from the ED.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* New diagnosis of PID, as defined by the 2006 CDC minimum criteria for diagnosis of PID, on current ED encounter
* Determined by attending physician to be appropriate for outpatient treatment
Exclusion Criteria
* Developmental disability
* Non-English speaking
* Pregnancy
* Patient who was enrolled in this study on a prior ED visit
15 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Cynthia Mollen, MD, MSCE
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Frances Balamuth, MD, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Locations
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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References
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Workowski KA, Berman SM. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2006 Aug 4;55(RR-11):1-94.
Trent M, Ellen JM, Walker A. Pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents: care delivery in pediatric ambulatory settings. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Jul;21(7):431-6. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000169432.14067.eb.
Trent M, Judy SL, Ellen JM, Walker A. Use of an institutional intervention to improve quality of care for adolescents treated in pediatric ambulatory settings for pelvic inflammatory disease. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Jul;39(1):50-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.08.008.
Engel KG, Heisler M, Smith DM, Robinson CH, Forman JH, Ubel PA. Patient comprehension of emergency department care and instructions: are patients aware of when they do not understand? Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Apr;53(4):454-461.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.05.016. Epub 2008 Jul 10.
Armstrong AW, Watson AJ, Makredes M, Frangos JE, Kimball AB, Kvedar JC. Text-message reminders to improve sunscreen use: a randomized, controlled trial using electronic monitoring. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Nov;145(11):1230-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.269.
Franklin VL, Greene A, Waller A, Greene SA, Pagliari C. Patients' engagement with "Sweet Talk" - a text messaging support system for young people with diabetes. J Med Internet Res. 2008 Jun 30;10(2):e20. doi: 10.2196/jmir.962.
Miloh T, Annunziato R, Arnon R, Warshaw J, Parkar S, Suchy FJ, Iyer K, Kerkar N. Improved adherence and outcomes for pediatric liver transplant recipients by using text messaging. Pediatrics. 2009 Nov;124(5):e844-50. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0415. Epub 2009 Oct 12.
Riley W, Obermayer J, Jean-Mary J. Internet and mobile phone text messaging intervention for college smokers. J Am Coll Health. 2008 Sep-Oct;57(2):245-8. doi: 10.3200/JACH.57.2.245-248.
Wolff M, Balamuth F, Sampayo E, Mollen C. Improving Adolescent Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Follow-up From the Emergency Department: Randomized Controlled Trial With Text Messages. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 May;67(5):602-609.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.10.022. Epub 2015 Dec 11.
Other Identifiers
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10-007744
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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