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NCT Number: NCT05621265

Efficacy of Automated Text Messaging Services

The goal of this clinical trial is to test automated text messaging as an effective behavior change intervention in physical therapy patients. The main purpose of this study was to trial sleep hygiene education for improving physical therapy patients' sleep through the use of daily automated text messaging. Researchers will compare two groups to see if the intervention group which consisted of participants getting daily automated text messages for sleep hygiene tips would be effective in improving sleep, health, pain, and function compared to a group that is receiving traditional physical therapy alone.

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Physical Therapy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Black Hills Physical Therapy

Spearfish, South Dakota, 57799, United States

About this study

Participants will be recruited from the outpatient physical therapy clinic verbally by their therapist and by an informational handout they receive from the therapist. The student researcher (who also works at this clinic) will then contact the participant to set up a time to complete the initial survey questions at the clinic in a private treatment room. During the initial visit, participants will read through and sign informed consent explaining the procedures and expectations of them during the study. The participants will then complete the following questionnaires: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Sleep Hygiene Index, Medical Outcome Survey-sleep 9, Perceived Stress Scale, Numeric Pain Rating Scale, and Patient Specific Functional Scale. The participants will randomly be assigned to one of two groups. The intervention group will receive daily automated text messages scheduled for 8:00 pm every evening. The text messages will include a variety of sleep hygiene behavioral tips for the participant to try. This will last for a total of four weeks. The control group will not receive any intervention during this time frame. Following the four weeks, student researchers will return to each participant's clinic to collect the same data that was collected at the initial visit. Each participant will have a total of 2 sessions to complete with each session taking approximately 15-30 minutes to complete.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adults 18 years and older seeking outpatient Physical Therapy

Exclusion criteria

Inability to access a smart-phone or computer

Treatment and study plan

Automated Text messaging

Behavioral

daily text message

Primary outcomes

  1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    Time frame: initial visit and 4-week follow up

    sleep quality measurement. Scores range 0-21 with higher score indicating poorer sleep quality.

  2. Sleep Hygiene Index

    Time frame: initial and 4-week follow up

    measuring participants sleep hygiene behaviors. Scores range 0-52 with a higher score indicating poorer sleep hygiene.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perceived Stress Scale

    Time frame: initial and 4-week follow up

    stress measurement. Scores range 0-40 with higher score indicating greater stress.

  2. Patient Specific Functional Scale

    Time frame: initial and 4-week follow up

    scale for improving patient's top three chosen functions they want to improve. Scores range from 0-10 with lower scores indicating poorer function.

  3. Numeric Pain rating Scale

    Time frame: Initial and 4-week follow up

    tool to measure pain. 0-10 with 10 being highest pain possible.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Black Hills State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Automated Text Messaging Services on Sleep Health, Stress, Pain, and Function in Physical Therapy Patients

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 18, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 21, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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