A Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Text Messages in Improving Continuation of Birth Control
NCT ID: NCT01545609
Last Updated: 2013-12-24
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE1
220 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-03-31
2013-11-30
Brief Summary
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If randomized to the intervention they will receive 3 messages per week for the initial 3 weeks, 2 messages per week for the following 5 weeks and then one message per week thereafter. Messages will be tailored to the birth control method the participant has initiated. At 4 months all participants will be contacted via telephone and asked to complete a questionnaire regarding continuation of use.
Detailed Description
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Methods. Female adolescents aged 15-19 year olds attending Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) for initiating a birth control method will be asked if they are interested in participating in the trial.
The Intervention Group. Upon initiation of a birth control method patients will be signed up to the text messaging platform. Via this program they will receive personalized messages regarding their chosen method of birth control. Participants will receive 3 messages during the initial 3 weeks, 2 messages per week in weeks 4-8 and then one message a week thereafter for a period of 12 months. They will be signed up for reminders to take/change their method (as appropriate) and have access to a Healthcare Provider to ask questions via text message that they may have regarding their method. Participants will be reminded (via text message) to attend the clinic for a birth control refill (if necessary) at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months.
The Control Group. Participants randomized in to the control group will have standard care. This is the usual counseling by the Health Care Provider or Health Educator. Patients in the intervention arm will also receive this standard care.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Text messaging
Text messaging
Text messaging
Text messages to cell phone with education messages about the specific birth control they are using
No intervention
No intervention
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Text messaging
Text messages to cell phone with education messages about the specific birth control they are using
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Aged 15-19 years old
* English speaking
* owner of a working cell phone
* patient must be wanting to start a birth control method and not have been on a method for preceding 3 months
* no contra indications to initiating a birth control method
Exclusion Criteria
* younger than 15 years old, older than 19 years old
* already on a birth control method
* Not English speaking
* No working cell phone in possession
15 Years
19 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Jenny Francis, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Locations
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Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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HS#: 11-01558
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
GCO 11-1385
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Identifier Source: org_study_id