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Using Text Messages to Improve STI Treatment Adherence

This study is testing if text messages (mHealth Intervention) can help young people stick to their treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). You might be able to join if you are between 15 and 21 years old, have been diagnosed with gonorrhea, chlamydia, or pelvic inflammatory disease in the Emergency Department, and are prescribed antibiotics. The study wants to see if people who get text messages are 20% more likely to take their medicine as prescribed compared to those who receive usual care. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized study, meaning participants are randomly assigned to receive text messages or usual care. The study plans to enroll 270 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your adherence to STI treatment will be checked between 1 and 21 days after you fill your prescription.

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NCT04372485

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

Recruiting
NAAges 15–21InterventionalTreatment
Children's National Research Institute
~270 participants
Updated 2024-08-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:mHealth Intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
STI treatment adherence
Measured over 1-21 days after prescription filling

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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ChlamydiaGonorrheaPelvic Inflammatory DiseaseSexually Transmitted Disorder

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
District of Columbia1

Study leadership

  • Monika Goyal · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Children's National Research Institute

Who to contact

Meleah Boyle, MPH
[email protected]
202-476-5388
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

Exclusion

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.

What this trial measures

  • STI treatment adherence1-21 days after prescription filling

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