Text-message Program to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior in Young Adult Female Emergency Department (ED) Patients
StARSS
Mobile Phone Text-message Program to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior in Young Females Discharged From the Emergency Department
1 other identifier
interventional
52
1 country
1
Brief 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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_2
Started Aug 2011
Shorter than P25 for phase_2
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 22, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 8, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2012
CompletedMay 27, 2015
May 1, 2015
11 months
February 22, 2012
May 26, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Sex without condom
Participants will be called for phone follow-up at 12 weeks post-ED discarge
3 months after ED discharge
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Number of unprotected vaginal sexual encounters
3 months post-ED discharge
Study Arms (2)
Lifestyle counseling
EXPERIMENTALWeekly SMS assessing risky sexual encounters and providing feedback including concern, goal-setting and tools to reduce risk
Usual care
NO INTERVENTIONUsual care includes ED provider counseling as per normal clinical care
Interventions
Weekly SMS assessments of risky sexual encounters with feedback
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Female
- Age 18-25 years
- AUDIT-C score \> 2
- (Drugs or alcohol prior to last sex OR No condom with last sex OR \> 1 partner in last 3 months)
You may not qualify if:
- No personal cell phone with SMS features
- Prisoner
- Pregnant or planning in next 3 months
- Current or past drug/alcohol treatment or psychiatric treatment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UPMC Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15221, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 22, 2012
First Posted
March 8, 2012
Study Start
August 1, 2011
Primary Completion
July 1, 2012
Study Completion
August 1, 2012
Last Updated
May 27, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-05