Meaningful Use of Technology to Improve Health Care Delivery

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Conditions studied: Contraceptive Behavior

In brief

While there have been major declines in teenage pregnancy around the country, Baltimore, Maryland has continued to experience increases over the last several years. Access and adherence to contraception has been found to be a major contributor to declines in teen pregnancy worldwide. The aim of this proof of concept pilot project is to determine preliminary efficacy of the DepoText Intervention. We will randomize urban adolescent girls who have elected Depo-Provera for ongoing contraception to receive either standard counseling and clinic appointment reminders or a text messaging (DepoTEXT) follow-up intervention. Participants in the DepoTEXT intervention will receive reminders for clinic visits and encouraging messages each month for STI prevention. The primary outcome is the preliminary efficacy for improving appointment adherence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01641380

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

100

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-02

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 21. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Selected Depo-Provera for ongoing contraception
• Have a cell phone with text messaging capacity for personal use, and
• Agree to be randomized

You may not qualify if…

• Adolescent girls using other forms of contraception
• Adolescents who do not have a cell phone w/ text messaging capability for personal use

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Children's Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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