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Clinical Trials/NCT01535651
NCT01535651CompletedNot Applicable

Using Social Media to Enhance the Impact of the Teen Outreach Program

Colorado School of Public Health2 sites in 1 country852 target enrollmentStarted: September 1, 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
852
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
pregnancy

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators are exploring the use of short message service (text) messaging by cell phones to enhance the effects of the Teen Outreach Program, an effective teen pregnancy prevention program.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
14 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • boys and girls club member in metro Denver, age 14-18

Exclusion Criteria

  • non-english speaking

Arms & Interventions

TOP Program plus Text messaging

Experimental

Boys and Girls Club members who participate in TOP over 9 months will receive regular text messages in addition to TOP

Intervention: Teen Outreach Program with Media Enhancement (TOP4ME) (Behavioral)

TOP Program alone

No Intervention

Boys and Girls Club participants will participate in TOP for 9 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pregnancy

Time Frame: 21 months

Secondary Outcomes

  • school drop out(21 months)

Investigators

Sponsor
Colorado School of Public Health
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Sheana Bull

Professor

Colorado School of Public Health

Study Sites (2)

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