Children's National

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

Purpose

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.

Condition

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Between 15 Years and 21 Years
Eligible Genders: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

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.

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Other mHealth	Adolescents enrolled in this arm will receive treatment-related text messages.	Behavioral: mHealth Intervention Adolescents will receive text messages to facilitate treatment adherence
No Intervention Usual care	Adolescents in this arm will receive usual care.

Recruiting Locations

Children's National and nearby locations

Children's National Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia 20016-1838

Contact:
Monika Goyal
202-476-2869
mgoyal@cnmc.org

More Details

NCT ID: NCT04372485
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute

Study Contact

Meleah Boyle, MPH
202-476-5388
mdboyle@childrensnational.org

Notice

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