Using Text Messaging and Financial Incentives to Encourage Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 33
- 主要终点
- Proportion of check-ins at which participant is carrying epinephrine
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
Aim: We pilot tested a novel strategy to encourage young adults with food allergies to carry their epinephrine auto-injectors. Adolescents/young adults are at increased risk of adverse events, because of increased risk-taking with food and decreased likelihood of carrying epinephrine.
Study design: This is a pilot randomized controlled trial, with a survey component. Text messaging is the mode of communication and inquiry with study participants.
Hypothesis
The intervention group, which will receive modest financial incentives for carrying epinephrine, will be more likely to demonstrate that they are carrying their epinephrine, when queried by the study team.
This study employs text messaging, along with photography, as a mode of momentary ecologic assessment, or real-time measurement of epinephrine carrying. In addition, text messaging was used as a mode of asking questions regarding food allergy knowledge and beliefs among young adults. Text messages were sent from a designated telephone (and telephone number) purchased for use in this study. We used text messaging for reminder messages, text responses, and for the participants to send photographs back to us. We converted text message data (participants responses) into a RedCap database. Our research coordinator sent and received the text messages and compiled a secure RedCap database of responses.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Have known food allergy
- •Epinephrine auto-injector prescription
- •Access to a cell phone with ability to send picture messages
排除标准
- 未提供
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
Participants received text messages.
Intervention
Participants received text messages and financial incentives after successfully documenting that they were carrying their epinephrine auto-injectors, based on principles of behavioral economics.
干预措施: Behavioral Economics (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Proportion of check-ins at which participant is carrying epinephrine
时间窗: 10 randomly timed check-ins during the 7 week intervention period
Proportion of check-ins at which participants were successfully carrying their epinephrine, measured using cell phone photographs.
次要结局
- Self-reported acceptability of text messages(Measured at the end of the 7 week intervention)
研究者
Carolyn Cannuscio
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Pennsylvania