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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
121 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-02-20
2017-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Participants who meet study eligibility criteria based on intake assessment will be recruited and complete baseline assessment immediately after they receive acupuncture treatment. There will be 40 participants in each of the two intervention groups and the no intervention control group.
Participants will be adults who visit the Emperor's College Acupuncture Clinic for a new treatment consultation on the date of the enrollment.
The telephone call and text messaging intervention is a one-time reminder system delivered to the participants based on the study random assignment, three days after the initial visit. A research assistant will be contacting the participants based on the assigned interventions.
There are three data collection points, 1) baseline (during initial visit), 2) 10 days after the initial visit, and 3) 30 days after the initial visit. Data will be collected via a tablet (baseline) and online survey (Day 10 and Day 30) through a secure online survey platform. Baseline assessment will occur prior to randomization, and post-intervention assessments will occur at 10 to 30 days after the initial visit.
Number of follow-up treatments for the same health concern will be collected for all enrolled participants from the participants' clinical record.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Telephone call
Participants receive a telephone call reminder three days after their initial visit
Telephone call
Participants in the intervention group receive a one-time telephone call reminder to attend follow-up treatment at the acupuncture clinic
Text message
Participants receive a text message reminder three days after their initial visit
Text message
Participants in the intervention group receive a one-time text messaging reminder to attend follow-up treatment at the acupuncture clinic
Control
Participants do not receive any intervention after their initial visit
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Telephone call
Participants in the intervention group receive a one-time telephone call reminder to attend follow-up treatment at the acupuncture clinic
Text message
Participants in the intervention group receive a one-time text messaging reminder to attend follow-up treatment at the acupuncture clinic
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age 18 and above
* English-speaking
* Starting a new treatment at the day of recruitment
* Own a mobile device
* Mobile device has text-messaging capability
* Visiting the Master's Clinic at Emperor's College
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients visiting the faculty observation theater, ear acupuncture clinic and private clinic
* Patients returning for a follow-up acupuncture visit at the day of recruitment
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Southern California
OTHER
Responsible Party
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David Black
Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine
Principal Investigators
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David Black, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Southern California
Locations
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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HS-17-00008
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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