Text for Prenatal Health Study

NCT01951014 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: IRB #: 13080040412012-67012-19815
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Currently little is known about the health beliefs and behaviors of pregnant adolescents. The goal of this pilot study is to educate pregnant adolescents via social media about nutrition and fitness during pregnancy and to evaluate their health beliefs and behaviors before and after receiving this information. Data collected will provide new information on which to base subsequent research and can be used to inform nutritional guidelines or public health programming for this vulnerable age group.

Conditions

Prenatal Attitudes and Beliefs About Health

Keywords

Adolescence; Pregnancy; Telemedicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Adolescent health attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and behaviors

  Teens will receive text messages from study staff and health information will be posted to a private Facebook group page. They will be able to interact with one another and discuss further the topics that are posted to their group page or that they have received via text message. Before they receive any of these messages, they will complete a baseline nutrition knowledge survey and participate in a focus group/interview. Midway through the study, teens will complete a survey about their digital media usage. Close to delivery, the teens will complete a second nutrition knowledge survey and participate in a final focus group/interview. All discussions will be related to diet, physical activity and general behaviors that teens engage in independently for prenatal care. All interviews and focus groups will be recorded so that transcripts can be made and common themes identified.

  Change from baseline in health beliefs and behaviors at 40 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Healthcare provider views

  From date of enrollment, up to 40 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Teen Social Media Education

EXPERIMENTAL

See description under intervention description

Other: Social Media Education

Healthcare Provider Insights

NO INTERVENTION

Healthcare providers providing care to pregnant adolescents will serve as key informants to provide an additional perspective for adolescent health beliefs and behaviors.

Interventions

Social Media Education OTHER

Health messages provided via a private Facebook group and cellular text messages will be provided across gestation.

Teen Social Media Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• English speaking pregnant adolescents who have enrolled in the "Vitamin D Status Impacts Inflammation and Risk of Infections during Pregnancy" study (Clinical Trials ID: NCT01815047) and indicated interest on the consent form to participate in additional studies will be eligible to participate in this study. In order to participate, adolescents will have agreed to be contacted for future studies. Adolescents who are \< 18 y, carrying a single fetus and between 12-30 weeks of gestation will be eligible to participate in this study.
• Healthcare providers (\> 18) who work at the adolescent maternity clinic and interact with pregnant adolescents will be eligible to participate in this study. This would include nurses, midwives, nutritionists, physicians, and social workers of all ages and genders.

You may not qualify if:

• Healthcare providers who do not speak English will not be eligible to participate in this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cornell University: lead
• University of Rochester: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Rochester Adolescent Maternity Program Clinic

Rochester, New York, 14609, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Corrie Whisner, PhD

  Cornell University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2013
• First Posted: September 26, 2013
• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2014
• Study Completion: October 1, 2014
• Last Updated: November 17, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-11

Locations

US (1)