Mobile phone for sexual health in youth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Infection / Condom Use; Urological and Genital Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13212899
• Lead Sponsor: FORTE Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29402241 protocol 2021 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31628248 results (added 05/03/2020) 2020 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32012038/ Development of the Mobile Phone App (added 11/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-06-22
• Study Completion: 2019-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 25 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 433

Inclusion Criteria

1. Youth aged 18-23
2. Youth who own a smart phone
3. Youth who are sexually active (had at least two partners during the past six months). Added 16/10/2017: This criteria is to ensure youth included in the trial have recently had sex outside a stable relationship

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 20/11/2017:
1. Youth who do fulfil inclusion criteria
2. Youth who do not wish to participate
3. Women who only have sex with women will be excluded from the study as the interventions mainly focuses on safe sexual practices related to condom use
4. Close friend/sibling recruited into the trial

Exclusion criteria as of 05/09/2017:
1. Youth who do fulfil inclusion criteria
2. Youth who do not wish to participate
3. Women who only have sex with women will be excluded from the study as the interventions mainly focuses on safe sexual practices related to condom use

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Youth who do fulfil inclusion criteria
2. Youth who do not wish to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported condom use during the past six months is measured using the assessment questionnaires at baseline, at three and six months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Number of partners during the study period is measured using assessment questionnaires, at three and six months<br>2. Number of tests during the study period is measured using assessment questionnaires at six months<br>3. Occurrence of STI during the study period measured using assessment questionnaires at six months<br>4. Occurrence of pregnancy during study period is measured using assessment questionnaires at six months