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Text-message Program to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior in Young Adult Female Emergency Department (ED) Patients

NCT01548183 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2015-05-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The US preventative services task force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling in the primary care setting for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, however, screening and counseling rarely occur. Text messaging (TM) is increasingly being used as a tool to affect behavior change in patients, but its effect on patients that report at-risk sexual behavior in the emergency department (ED) is unknown. The investigators seek to assess the feasibility of ED-based screening of young adult females for at-risk sexual behavior and enrolling them in a 3 month trial using TM to deliver information and skill building to improve health behavior.

Conditions

  • Education, Sex

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle counseling

Weekly SMS assessments of risky sexual encounters with feedback

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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