Encouraging Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
Using Text Messaging and Financial Incentives to Encourage Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
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Brief Summary
Fifteen million Americans suffer from food allergies. Food allergies can be life threatening; the only known life-saving treatment is epinephrine. Adolescents/young adults are at increased risk of adverse events, because of increased risk-taking with food and decreased likelihood of carrying epinephrine. This is a pilot randomized trial to test text message reminders, with and without financial incentives, to encourage allergic young adults to carry epinephrine.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2013
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 23, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 3, 2015
CompletedJune 15, 2018
June 1, 2018
10 months
January 23, 2015
June 13, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of check-ins at which participant is carrying epinephrine
Proportion of check-ins at which participants were successfully carrying their epinephrine, measured using cell phone photographs.
10 randomly timed check-ins during the 7 week intervention period
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Self-reported acceptability of text messages
Measured at the end of the 7 week intervention
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALParticipants received text messages and financial incentives after successfully documenting that they were carrying their epinephrine auto-injectors, based on principles of behavioral economics.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants received text messages.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Have known food allergy
- Epinephrine auto-injector prescription
- Access to a cell phone with ability to send picture messages
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Related Publications (1)
Cannuscio CC, Dupuis R, Graves A, Seymour JW, Kounaves S, Strupp E, Leri D, Frasso R, Grande D, Meisel ZF. A behavioral economics intervention to encourage epinephrine-carrying among food-allergic adults: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Sep;115(3):234-240.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.05.018. Epub 2015 Jun 17.
PMID: 26093776RESULT
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Carolyn C Cannuscio, ScD
University of Pennsylvania
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 23, 2015
First Posted
February 3, 2015
Study Start
October 1, 2013
Primary Completion
August 1, 2014
Study Completion
October 1, 2014
Last Updated
June 15, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-06