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NCT Number: NCT04372485

Using Mobile Health (mHealth) to Improve STI Treatment Adherence Among Adolescents

We will conduct a randomized trial to compare differences in sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment adherence between patients receiving text messages versus those receiving usual care (e.g. no text messages). We hypothesize that STI treatment adherence will be 20% higher among patients randomized to receipt of two-way text messaging services.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

15 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's National Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20016-1838, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Monika Goyal

CONTACT

[email protected]

202-476-2869

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescent patients seen in the Emergency Department who test positive for gonorrhea, chlamydia, or pelvic inflammatory disease and are prescribed outpatient antibiotic treatment.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients will be excluded if they are unable to understand English, are critically ill, have cognitive impairment or if they do not have access to a cellular telephone with text messaging capabilities.

Treatment and study plan

mHealth Intervention

Behavioral

Adolescents will receive text messages to facilitate treatment adherence

Primary outcomes

  1. STI treatment adherence

    Time frame: 1-21 days after prescription filling

    Proportion of study participants who complete their medication as prescribed by self-report

Secondary outcomes

  1. STI treatment receipt

    Time frame: 1-21 days after STI diagnosis

    Proportion of study participants who receive STI treatment; measured by prescription filling and/or receiving treatment at a healthcare facility

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Meleah Boyle, MPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

202-476-5388

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's National Research Institute

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Leveraging Health Information Technology to Reduce Health Disparities in Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Patient-Centered Approach

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 4, 2020
Registry last updated
Aug 21, 2024

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