Text Message Intervention to Improve Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults With Celiac Disease

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Celiac Disease

In brief

This is a prospective randomized controlled trial investigating the impact of educational bidirectional text message reminders on gluten free diet adherence among adolescents and young adults with celiac disease age 12-24. Participants will complete a series of online questionnaires assessing quality of life, patient activation, celiac symptoms, and self reported dietary adherence at the beginning and end of the study. Participants will also have their blood drawn to measure Tissue Transglutaminase IgA (TTG IgA) antibody and Deamidated Gliadin Peptide IgA (DGP IgA) at the beginning and end of the study. Lab draws can be done locally, and are at no cost to the participant. Patients are randomized to the intervention or control group based on enrollment TTG IgA. Intervention group receives 45 unique text messages over the 3 month study. A gift card is provided for participation in the study.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02458898
Run by: Stanford University
People needed: 61
Starts: 2015-02-01
Expected to finish: 2016-05-01
Last updated by the study team: 2016-05-27

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Age 12-24
Celiac disease diagnosed by a gastroenterologist at least 1 year prior to enrollment
Participant with ability to read email and text messages in English
Access to a mobile phone
Unlimited text messaging plan or agreement to receive 45 text messages for the study

You may not qualify if…

Participant inability to answer survey questions and text prompts in English

Where it is running

Stanford University Pediatric Gastroenterology Department — Palo Alto, California, United States

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