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NCT Number: NCT01938053

Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Results Notification and Partner Services

The primary goal of this project is to improve the process for contacting patients that test positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the emergency department by using text messaging. We believe patients that are contacted by both a phone call and a text message will be reached more often and they will be reached sooner than those that only receive a phone call or only a text message. In addition, patients will be given reminder cards at the time of testing to remind them that they will be contacted within 7 days if they test positive. Half of the reminder cards will have a number to call for test results. We believe patients that receive a card with a number are more likely to be contacted within 7 days.

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Key information

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Infections Communicable Diseases Disease Attributes Genital Diseases Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sexually Transmitted Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

14 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

About this study

Aim 1: To improve the results notification system among all female adolescents who test positive for STIs in the ED using mobile phone texting technology.

Hypothesis 1: We will increase our contact rate for STI positive adolescents in the ED from 65-82%.

Hypothesis 2: We will decrease the time interval between testing and appropriate STI treatment by the ED.

Hypothesis 3: We will decrease the recidivism rates for STI positive patients diagnosed in the ED.

Aim 2: To explore qualitatively the barriers to and preferences for partner notification and treatment among 14-21 year-old females and males being tested for STIs in the ED.

Aim 3: To determine baseline rates of partner notification and preferences around partner notification among STI-positive females in the ED, and to explore the feasibility of ED personnel notifying their sexual partners.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 14 to 21 years old
  • Seen in the emergency department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Test positive for an STI

Exclusion criteria

  • Seen for a psychiatric evaluation
  • Seen for sexual assault or abuse

Treatment and study plan

Call when test results are ready

Other

Patients are called when the test results are ready

Text message when test results are ready

Other

Patients receive a text message when results are ready

Call and text message when test results are ready

Other

Patients receive both a call and a text message when test results are resay

Primary outcomes

  1. Contact rate

    Time frame: 7 days

    The percentage of patients that are contacted within 7 days of their emergency department visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Cincinnati

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Sep 10, 2013
Registry last updated
Sep 16, 2020

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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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