Clinical trials: Text Messages
Reading Problem
Knowledge Accessibility and Availability in Forming Knowledge-to-Text Inferences Among Middle Grade Readers
Recent adolescent-based research shows that inference making improves across grades 6-12, uniquely accounts for variance in sentence- and passage-level comprehension, and that individual differences in inference making relate in…
- Trial name
- BVU-R15 (NCT03782012)
- Testing
- Supported
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buena Vista University
Obesity Prevention, Obesity
Effectiveness of Tailored Multichannel Interventions on Weight Loss Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
overweight among adolescents is a public health issue. However, several weight loss interventions were developed and conducted for adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Obesity, Overweight Adolescents, Overweight/Obesity, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT06767072
- Testing
- Tailored Multichannel interventions
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cardiovascular Disease
NUYou:mHealth Intervention to Preserve and Promote Ideal Cardiovascular Health
The purpose of the study is to investigate the preservation or promotion of health in students during the college years.
- Trial name
- NUYou (NCT02496728)
- Testing
- Mobile Health Application, Environmental Cues, Social Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Healthy Children
Measurement of Eye Movements While Reading a German Text
To establish normative value for reading parameters in healthy children of primary school age and in grades 2-5.
- Trial name
- NCT04642781
- Testing
- reading of a text
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Outpatients, Virtual Clinic
A Study Comparing Three Methods of Outpatient Follow up After Surgical Admission; Text Message, Phone Call and In-person Appointment
This study compares three different methods of outpatient follow up after surgical admission to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. The three arms of the study are text message, telephone call or in-person outpatient follow up.
- Conditions
- Outpatients, Virtual Clinic, Text Messaging, General Surgery
- Trial name
- ISOTOPE (NCT04245020)
- Testing
- Text message follow up, Telephone follow up, In person follow up
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown
Acupuncture Learning
Teaching Acupuncture Points With Recorded VR Courses Versus Traditional Text
Compare the learning effectiveness of traditional book learning and VR pre-recorded courses as a reference for future development of VR teaching systems
- Trial name
- NCT05943808
- Testing
- Book reading, VR pre-recorded video watching
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Obesity
B'More Healthy; Communities for Kids (BHCK)
The BHCK study will develop, implement, and evaluate a community-based obesity prevention program, which operates at multiple levels of an urban food system (policy, wholesaler, corner stores, carryout, household, individual; in…
- Trial name
- BHCK (NCT02181010)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 890 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pregnancy (Unwanted), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
#TranscendentHealth: A Text Messaging Pregnancy Prevention Program for Transgender Boys
Transgender and gender-diverse young people who were assigned female at birth (AFAB), including transgender boys, nonbinary youth, and others, face real sexual health disparities.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy (Unwanted), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), HIV Infection, Sexual Behavior
- Trial name
- THPP (NCT07681908)
- Testing
- #TranscendentHealth, Universal Sexual Health Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 467 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Innovative Public Health Research
Smoking Cessation, Smoking
Usefulness of Supportive SMS in Addition to an Internet Based Quit Smoking Program (Www.Slutta.no)
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention delivered through a technological web based platform (www.slutta.no) with or without a supportive SMS function.
- Trial name
- NCT01103427
- Testing
- Internet-based behavioral coaching, SMS based coaching, SMS coaching - UNN recruited
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 4,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
HPV Vaccines
Effectiveness of SMS (Short Message Service) Text Messaging in Increasing Adherence to Gardasil
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease among adolescent females in the United States. Our primary objective is to determine if Short Message Service (SMS) text message reminders increase…
- Trial name
- CHAT (NCT01276184)
- Testing
- SMS Text Message
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Perinatal Depression, Perinatal Anxiety
Peer Mentor Texting
This study tested whether a peer mentor text message program (called the Nurture program) could help support mental health during pregnancy and after birth.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Perinatal Anxiety, Parenting Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07380061
- Testing
- Peer mentor texting, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Influenza
Influenza Reminder Text-Messaging
Through a large, population-level quality improvement effort within the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Care Network, we will evaluate text message reminders on flu vaccination rates for both patients with and without a…
- Trial name
- NCT06587984
- Testing
- Text message reminder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228,361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
HIV Infections
Sexual Health Advocacy for Guys - a Text Messaging-based HIV Prevention Program for Guys Who Are Into Guys
SHAG is a text messaging-based HIV prevention program designed for cisgender sexual minority boys and men 13-20 years of age across the United States.
- Trial name
- SHAG (NCT06230367)
- Testing
- Sexual health advocacy for guys, Healthy lifestyle control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Innovative Public Health Research
Malaria, Pneumonia
Text Message Reminders to Health Workers on Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea Case Management in Malawi
The purpose of this study is to assess whether twice-daily text message reminders over a six-month period to health workers in Malawi about diagnosis and treatment of malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea improve case management of…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pneumonia, Diarrhea
- Trial name
- NCT02645513
- Testing
- Malaria text message reminders to health workers, Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea text message reminders to health workers, Control
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Teenage Pregnancy
Girl2Girl: Harnessing Text Messaging to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy Among LGB Girls
The purpose of this study is to finalize and rigorously evaluate Girl2Girl, a novel text messaging-based teenage pregnancy prevention (TPP) program designed specifically for LGB women ages 14-18 years, nation-wide.
- Trial name
- Girl2Girl (NCT03029962)
- Testing
- Girl2Girl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 948 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Innovative Public Health Research
Atopic Dermatitis
Texting Atopic Dermatitis Patients to Optimize Learning and EASI Scores
The purpose of this study is to determine if sending text messages with treatment reminders and facts regarding atopic dermatitis (AD) to caretakers of children with AD will have a positive effect on the disease severity.
- Trial name
- TADPOLES (NCT02779426)
- Testing
- Text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
HPV
Text and Talk: A Multi-level Intervention to Increase Provider HPV Vaccine Recommendation Effectiveness
This study will test the effectiveness of two interventions (parent-targeted text messages and a brief clinician-targeted training) at increasing HPV vaccination among 11- to 12-year-olds living in Florida.
- Trial name
- Text&Talk (NCT05006833)
- Testing
- Brief Provider Training - Bundled Approach, Brief Provider Training - Benefits Approach, Parent Interactive Text Message - Bundled Approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,043 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Diabetes
Mobile Motivation for Health Promotion Among Adolescents
This 4-week pilot study is designed to test the feasibility, adherence, and effectiveness of a cell phone text message program for lifestyle goal setting among adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- BodiMojo (NCT02504658)
- Testing
- Lifestyle text messages, Attention Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BodiMojo, Inc.
Bullying
BullyDown, a Text Messaging-based Bullying Prevention Program for Middle School-aged Youth
Given the limited impact of existing school-based interventions and the time associated with implementing them during school time, more efficient and effective intervention methods are needed.
- Trial name
- NCT06017050
- Testing
- BullyDown, Attention-matched control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Innovative Public Health Research
Physical Activity
Text Messages and Physical Activity Among Teens
The purpose of this study is to assess whether text messages can be used as a way to increase the amount of physical activity teens get each day.
- Trial name
- NCT01482234
- Testing
- TXT Me
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine