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NCT Number: NCT05444855

Increasing Teen Access to Sexual and Mental Health Care

Investigators will form community partnership with community sites that will disseminate curated educational information on Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH). Investigators will attend a series of outreach events hosted by community partners community and community leaders that provide/demonstrate telemedicine and the Children's Mercy Mobile Unit which is equipped to provide direct patient care. Investigators will engage up to 40 teen peer leaders to encourage healthcare-seeking behaviors and mobilize their social networks to attend outreach events. At all events, the mobile unit will be available for teens to (a) demonstrate the mobile; (b) learn about Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH) and local care resources; (d) acquire free over-the-counter emergency contraception, birth control, condoms, and pregnancy tests.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Care Utilization Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

14 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

About this study

AccessKCTeen is a pilot clinical outreach program that uses Children Mercy's Mobile Unit and Telemedicine to demonstrate and increase access to SRH and MH.

AccessKCTeen intends to focus on these central activities:

  • Education based on a peer-leader model: In collaboration with community-based partners, investigators will identify and train approximately 40 peer leaders in disseminating information and resources for Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH) MH/SRH to their social networks. Peer leaders may disseminate information in the form of sharing curated online resources or mobilizing friends to attend live educational events. Peer leaders will also help connect their friends to resources by spreading information and encouraging friends to attend CM mobile unit demonstrations. Investigators will use text messaging to engage peers in these educational events and share general health resources.
  • Mobile Unit and Telemedicine Demonstration Events: The mobile unit will be present at community events to demonstrate how in-person care could work on the unit as well as how telemedicine works. Investigators will answer questions and help adolescents get registered for telemedicine.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

  • INTERVENTION TRIAL PARTICIPANTS and Peer Leaders (ADOLECENTS) Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged 14-18 years and 364 days old

a. Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 14 years old or older than 18 years and 364 days at the time of enrollment
  • Does not speak/understand English
  • Not recruited from an already nominated or enrolled adolescent
  • Event Day Trail PARTICIPANTS (ADOLECENTS) Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged 14-18 years and 364 days old

a. Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 14 years old or older than 18 years and 364 days at the time of enrollment
  • Does not speak/understand English
  • Not recruited from an already nominated or enrolled adolescent

Treatment and study plan

Peer Leader Model

Other

Teens will have an opportunity to interact with established peer leaders that are a part of the AccessKCTeen program. These leaders will receive a baseline training of their role, sexual and mental health. They will also receive health education and engage with a peer liaison via text messages throughout the study.

Other names: THO+

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Any Healthcare Utilization From Baseline to 6 Months

    Time frame: Baseline to 6 months

    Measurement of any use of healthcare utilization through trial. Healthcare utilization measured through surveys from participants at baseline, 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Other

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Registry information

Official study title

Increasing Teen Access to Care Using Peer Social Networks and Mobile Health Services

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jul 6, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2024

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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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