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title: A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Communicate With Adolescent Females in the Pediatric Emergency Department
nct_id: NCT02093884
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: Columbia University
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Pregnancy
countries: United States
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02093884"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2017-01-20
last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:41:15.085Z"
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# A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Communicate With Adolescent Females in the Pediatric Emergency Department

**Official Title:** Texting 2 Initiate: A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Communicate With Adolescent Females in the Pediatric Emergency Department (T2I)

**NCT ID:** [NCT02093884](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02093884)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 100
- **Lead Sponsor:** Columbia University
- **Collaborators:** Society of Family Planning
- **Conditions:** Pregnancy
- **Start Date:** 2014-01
- **Completion Date:** 2015-03
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2017-01-20

## Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to develop and test an emergency department (ED)-based intervention which uses text messages to facilitate contraception initiation.

## Detailed Description

Our hypothesis is that adolescent females at high pregnancy risk who receive text message reminders and motivational messages that promote contraception and referral to the Family Planning Clinic are more likely to start effective contraception than those who receive standard paper-based referral to the Family Planning Clinic alone.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 14 Years
- **Maximum age:** 19 Years
- **Sex:** FEMALE
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 14-19 years
* Sexually active with males in the past three months
* Presenting to the ED for a reproductive health complaint.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presently pregnant
* Too ill for participation per the attending physician
* Cognitively impaired
* In foster care or a ward of the state
* Does not speak English or Spanish
* Does not own a cellular or mobile phone with text messaging capabilities
* Used contraception at last intercourse and/or is currently using any "highly effective" or "effective" form of contraception (as defined by the World Health Organization)
* Does not live in Manhattan or the Bronx
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## Arms

- **Text Messaging Intervention** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Patients in the text messaging group will receive educational and motivational text messages.
- **Standard Referral** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — Patients in the standard referral arm will receive paper based information about the Family Planning Clinic.

## Interventions

- **Text Messaging Intervention** (OTHER)
- **Standard Referral** (OTHER)

## Primary Outcomes

- **Initiation of highly effective contraception, as defined by the World Health Organization.** _(time frame: 3 months after initial enrollment)_ — We will be assessing contraception initiation rates based on electronic medical record review and telephone call follow up.

## Secondary Outcomes

- **Patient visits to Family Planning Clinic** _(time frame: 3 months after initial enrollment)_
- **Follow up for contraceptive counseling to a doctor or nurse** _(time frame: 3 months after initial enrollment)_
- **Change in pregnancy intentions** _(time frame: 3 months after initial enrollment)_

## Locations (1)

- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Emergency Department, Manhattan, New York, United States

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