Effectiveness of SMS (Short Message Service) Text Messaging in Increasing Adherence to Gardasil

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HPV Vaccines

In brief

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease among adolescent females in the United States. Our primary objective is to determine if Short Message Service (SMS) text message reminders increase adherence to the recommended 3 dose schedule for Gardasil compared to usual care in an outpatient clinic setting. Secondary objectives of this study are: 1) to demonstrate the feasibility of using SMS text message reminders to increase adherence with Gardasil vaccination; and 2) to assess satisfaction and acceptability of text message reminders compared to telephone reminders among women who receive the text message arm of the intervention. The investigators hypothesize that receiving SMS text message reminders will increase adherence to the recommended 3 dose schedule for Gardasil compared to usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01276184

Run by

University of Maryland, Baltimore

People needed

22

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-15

Last updated by the study team

2021-07-14

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 26. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have a mobile phone with text message capability
• Patient of University of Maryland Medical Center outpatient gynecology clinics
• Able to speak and read English
• Capable of understanding, consenting, and complying with the entire study protocol

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant
• Previously completed the Gardasil vaccine

Where it is running

• Redwood Clinic — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Western-Penn Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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