Effectiveness of a Cell Phone-Based Program for Abstinence and HIV Risk Prevention
Text Messaging for Abstinence and HIV Risk Prevention: The 411 on Safe Text
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Brief Summary
This study will develop and test the effectiveness of a cell phone-based text messaging program to encourage abstinence, monogamy, or condom use among black urban males in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable hiv-infections
Started Oct 2008
Longer than P75 for not_applicable hiv-infections
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 23, 2008
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 28, 2008
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2013
CompletedApril 3, 2015
April 1, 2015
4.6 years
January 23, 2008
April 1, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Condom use
Measured at baseline and Months 3 and 6
Abstinence
Measured at baseline and Months 3 and 6
Monogamy
Measured at baseline and Months 3 and 6
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Attitudes, norms, self-efficacy, and intentions to remain abstinent, remain monogamous, or use condoms
Measured at baseline and Months 3 and 6
Study Arms (3)
A
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive HIV-related text messages
B
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will receive nutrition-related text messages
C
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants will attend a 90-minute focus group to develop messages for the cell-phone program
Interventions
Participants will receive up to 90 text messages related to abstinence, monogamy, and condom use over 3 months.
Participants will receive up to 30 text messages about nutrition and healthy eating over 3 months.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Resident of Philadelphia
- Self-identified black or African American
- English-speaking
- Cell phone user
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Motivational Educational Entertainment (MEE) Productions
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sheana Bull, PhD
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 23, 2008
First Posted
January 28, 2008
Study Start
October 1, 2008
Primary Completion
May 1, 2013
Study Completion
May 1, 2013
Last Updated
April 3, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-04