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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Teen Outreach Program with Media Enhancement (TOP4ME)

• Registration Number: NCT01535651
• Lead Sponsor: Colorado School of Public Health

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2012-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2015-05
• Study Completion: 2016-05
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 852

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

• non-english speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
TOP Program plus Text messaging	Teen Outreach Program with Media Enhancement (TOP4ME)	Boys and Girls Club members who participate in TOP over 9 months will receive regular text messages in addition to TOP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pregnancy	21 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
school drop out	21 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver; 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States