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Using Mobile Health (mHealth) to Improve STI Treatment Adherence Among Adolescents
Leveraging Health Information Technology to Reduce Health Disparities in Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Patient-Centered Approach
Who can join
Ages 15 to 21 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent patients seen in the Emergency Department who test positive for gonorrhea, chlamydia, or pelvic inflammatory disease and are prescribed outpatient antibiotic treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if they are unable to understand English, are critically ill, have cognitive impairment or if they do not have access to a cellular telephone with text messaging capabilities.
About the study
We will conduct a randomized trial to compare differences in sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment adherence between patients receiving text messages versus those receiving usual care (e.g. no text messages). We hypothesize that STI treatment adherence will be 20% higher among patients randomized to receipt of two-way text messaging services.
What is being tested
- mHealth Intervention (behavioral)
Sponsor: Children's National Research Institute · Participants: 270 · Started: Jun 3, 2024
Contact the study team
- Meleah Boyle, MPH · Phone: 202-476-5388
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04372485
Locations in the U.S.
| District of Columbia | Children's National Hospital, Washington D.C. |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.