A Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Text Messages in Improving Continuation of Birth Control
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Official title
A Text Message Support System for Effective Continuation of a Birth Control Method in Female Adolescents: 'BC 2U'
Brief summary
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This study is a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness in a series of educational text messages in improving continuation of a birth control method in comparison to the 'standard counseling', when girls initiate a new method of birth control. Girls aged 15-19 year olds who are attending for a reproductive health visit and who own a working cell phone will be approached and asked if they would like to participate. Following completion of a baseline questionnaire and consultation for initiation of a new birth control method they will be randomized to receive either the intervention or standard counseling. If randomized to the intervention they will receive 3 messages per week for the initial 3 weeks, 2 messages per week for the following 5 weeks and then one message per week thereafter. Messages will be tailored to the birth control method the participant has initiated. At 4 months all participants will be contacted via telephone and asked to complete a questionnaire regarding continuation of use.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01545609
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 220 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 15 Years to 19 Years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 29, 2012
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2013
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2013
- Last update posted
- Dec 23, 2013
2012 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center | New York | New York | 10128 | — |
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