Self-Management Using Text Messaging in a Homeless Population

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if an automated text message intervention is beneficial for homeless patients in reducing their hospital visits, increasing their primary care appointments, and help them increase medication adherence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03034993

Run by

Boston University

People needed

64

Starts

2017-07-21

Expected to finish

2019-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• is a patient participant in the Coordinated Care Hub Initiative
• is willing to receive text messages
• is able to understand English - spoken and read

You may not qualify if…

• has an inability to find, open, and respond to a test text message

Where it is running

• Boston University School of Public Health — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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