Text-message Program to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior in Young Adult Female Emergency Department (ED) Patients

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Education, Sex
• Interventions: Behavioral: Lifestyle counseling

• Registration Number: NCT01548183
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-08
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-08
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

• 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)

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Exclusion Criteria

• No personal cell phone with SMS features
• Prisoner
• Pregnant or planning in next 3 months
• Current or past drug/alcohol treatment or psychiatric treatment

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Lifestyle counseling	Lifestyle counseling	Weekly SMS assessing risky sexual encounters and providing feedback including concern, goal-setting and tools to reduce risk

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sex without condom	3 months after ED discharge	Participants will be called for phone follow-up at 12 weeks post-ED discarge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of unprotected vaginal sexual encounters	3 months post-ED discharge	Participants will be called for phone follow-up at 12 weeks post ED discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UPMC Mercy Hospital; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States