Emergency MedicineTEACHNCT04058301
Text-Enabled Ascertainment and Community Linkage for Health
A study testing Text message information in people with Emergency Medicine, run by Massachusetts General Hospital at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this study is to pilot test a novel tool for health related social needs screening and linkage to community resources in the ED by randomizing participants to standard handout v. handout + text message with resource information. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Emergency Medicine
- What is being tested?
- Text message information
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 38 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 9 Dec 2019to 1 Mar 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 51 ZIP codes included in our database of community resources ("catchment area")
- >=18 years old
- plan for discharge home
- speak either English or Spanish
- live within the catchment area for the study
- have a cellphone with text messaging capabilities
- ability to respond to text messages from the study team.
Who cannot join
- Patients who are intoxicated
- on a Section 12
- lack capacity to consent will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
About this study
The goal of this study is to pilot test a novel tool for health related social needs screening and linkage to community resources in the ED by randomizing participants to standard handout v. handout + text message with resource information.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medicine
- Being tested
- Text message information
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Text message informationOther
Geographically proximate resources delivered by text message
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Handout | No intervention | Participants receive a generic handout about resources in Boston |
| Text message | Experimental | Participants receive a generic handout about resources in Boston and a text message with a geographically proximate resource Receives: Other: Text message information |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Satisfaction: Likert scale
Participants will be asked about their satisfaction with the program measured on a Likart scale. Options will include "Extremely or Quite a bit; Somewhat; A little bit or Not at all"
Measured: 3-5 days
Secondary outcomes (2)
Resource use
Participants will be asked about actual and planned resource use
Measured: 3-5 days
Health status
Participants will be asked about health status. In general, how would you rate your health? Excellent, Very good, Good or Fair,Poor
Measured: 3-5 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Aug 2019
- Study start9 Dec 2019
- Primary completion1 Mar 2020
- Study completion1 Mar 2020
Why it stopped: COVID-19
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Emergency MedicineStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Massachusetts General HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Margaret Samuels-Kalow, Massachusetts General Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04058301
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2019P001579
- Acronym
- TEACH
- Status last verified
- Jan 2023
- First submitted
- 17 May 2019
- Last updated
- 25 Jan 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jan 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Text-Enabled Ascertainment and Community Linkage for Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04058301
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TEACH / 2019P001579
- Conditions
- Emergency Medicine
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: COVID-19
- Enrolment
- 38 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 9 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Mar 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Aug 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this study is to pilot test a novel tool for health related social needs screening and linkage to community resources in the ED by randomizing participants to standard handout v. handout + text message with resource information.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Handout | No intervention | –Participants receive a generic handout about resources in Boston |
| Text message | Experimental | Other: Text message informationParticipants receive a generic handout about resources in Boston and a text message with a geographically proximate resource |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- 51 ZIP codes included in our database of community resources ("catchment area")
- >=18 years old
- plan for discharge home
- speak either English or Spanish
- live within the catchment area for the study
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Patients who are intoxicated
- on a Section 12
- lack capacity to consent will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Text message informationGeographically proximate resources delivered by text message | Other | Text message |
Primary outcome
Satisfaction: Likert scale
Time frame: 3-5 days
Participants will be asked about their satisfaction with the program measured on a Likart scale. Options will include "Extremely or Quite a bit; Somewhat; A little bit or Not at all"
2 secondary outcomes
Resource use
Time frame: 3-5 days
Health status
Time frame: 3-5 days
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: COVID-19). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jan 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Text message information in people with Emergency Medicine, run by Massachusetts General Hospital at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: COVID-19). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Satisfaction: Likert scale (time frame: 3-5 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2023.