A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Communicate With Adolescent Females in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-03-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to develop and test an emergency department (ED)-based intervention which uses text messages to facilitate contraception initiation.

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Detailed Description

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Our hypothesis is that adolescent females at high pregnancy risk who receive text message reminders and motivational messages that promote contraception and referral to the Family Planning Clinic are more likely to start effective contraception than those who receive standard paper-based referral to the Family Planning Clinic alone.

Conditions

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Pregnancy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Text Messaging Intervention

Patients in the text messaging group will receive educational and motivational text messages.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Text Messaging Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard Referral

Patients in the standard referral arm will receive paper based information about the Family Planning Clinic.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Referral

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Text Messaging Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard Referral

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 14-19 years
* Sexually active with males in the past three months
* Presenting to the ED for a reproductive health complaint.

Exclusion Criteria

* Presently pregnant
* Too ill for participation per the attending physician
* Cognitively impaired
* In foster care or a ward of the state
* Does not speak English or Spanish
* Does not own a cellular or mobile phone with text messaging capabilities
* Used contraception at last intercourse and/or is currently using any "highly effective" or "effective" form of contraception (as defined by the World Health Organization)
* Does not live in Manhattan or the Bronx

Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No