Promoting Adherence to Treatment for Latent TB Infection Through Text Messaging
TXT4MED
1 other identifier
interventional
30
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether regularly scheduled medication reminder text messages (SMS) are effective in increasing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment completion.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Apr 2016
Typical duration for not_applicable
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 5, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 24, 2016
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 26, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 26, 2018
CompletedApril 23, 2019
April 1, 2019
2.5 years
January 5, 2016
April 22, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Recruitment
How many approached by clinic, how many referred, how many study eligible, how many consented; why ineligible or refused; how long to recruit each patient
Ongoing
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Retention
Ongoing
Perceptions of Intervention through a questionnaire
Once, up to 12 months post-treatment
Study Arms (2)
Behavioral intervention arm
EXPERIMENTALRegularly scheduled medication reminder text messages Daily LTBI text messages without the option to text back. The messages will read, "This is a reminder to take your medication." Standard of care: Monthly reminder call and clinic visit
Control group receiving standard care
NO INTERVENTIONStandard of care: Monthly reminder call and clinic visit
Interventions
Regularly scheduled medication reminder text messages Daily LTBI text messages without the option to text back. The messages will read, "This is a reminder to take your medication."
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Consent to the study
- Own a mobile phone which operates on a telecom provider supported by our SMS platform
- Initiating or actively receiving treatment for LTBI at the Pima County TB Clinic in Tucson, AZ
- Prescribed self-administered therapy
- Report not having prior or current active TB disease
- Know how to and are able to receive SMS messages
- At least 18 years of age
You may not qualify if:
- Do not consent to study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Arizonalead
- Pima County Health Departmentcollaborator
- American Lung Associationcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Pima County Health Department
Tucson, Arizona, 85714, United States
Related Publications (1)
Oren E, Bell ML, Garcia F, Perez-Velez C, Gerald LB. Promoting adherence to treatment for latent TB infection through mobile phone text messaging: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2017 Mar 13;3:15. doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0128-9. eCollection 2017.
PMID: 28293431BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Eyal Oren, PhD
University of Arizona
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 5, 2016
First Posted
February 24, 2016
Study Start
April 1, 2016
Primary Completion
September 26, 2018
Study Completion
September 26, 2018
Last Updated
April 23, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share