Clinical trials: Text Message
Latent Tuberculosis
Promoting Adherence to Treatment for Latent TB Infection Through Text Messaging
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether regularly scheduled medication reminder text messages (SMS) are effective in increasing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment completion.
- Trial name
- TXT4MED (NCT02690818)
- Testing
- Regularly scheduled LTBI medication reminder text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Covid19, Vaccines
Text-based Reminders to Promote COVID-19 Vaccinations
This study investigates whether and which type of text-based reminders affect the take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Trial name
- NCT04801524
- Testing
- Self-benefit, Prosocial-benefit, Early access
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cavities of Teeth
The Effects of Bundling Dental and Medical Appointments and Price on Uptake of Preventive Dental Care
This study evaluates the effectiveness of behavioral messages sent via WhatsApp in encouraging patients to schedule preventive dental check-ups.
- Trial name
- NCT07121673
- Testing
- Dental appointment message, Dental appointment message with price discount, Bundling frame
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 306,524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Periodontitis
Effect of mHealth on Interdental Brushing in Type 2 Embrasures"
Plaque biofilm is the etiological factor for the development of gingival and periodontal diseases. There are certain areas in mouth where plaque removal is difficult, which includes palatal, lingual and interproximal areas.
- Trial name
- NCT05565404
- Testing
- mobile health, Scaling and root planing+Interdental aid
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
Obesity
TOSS Feasibility + Fitbit Community = Reduced Obesity in Older Black Women
The primary goal of this proposed physical activity (PA) intervention is to develop a realistic and an economical intervention to promote regular PA among older, overweight or obese Black women.
- Trial name
- NCT04114071
- Testing
- TOSS Feasibility + Fitbit Community = Reduced Obesity in Older Black Women
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Central Nervous System Disease, Cerebrovascular Accident
Brain Processing of Language Meanings
This research trial will study discourse processing-that is, how the brain processes the meaning of language. It will examine, for example, how words and sentences are interpreted in cases where more than one meaning is possible.
- Conditions
- Central Nervous System Disease, Cerebrovascular Accident, Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00005004
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Mild Dementia
Activity Tracking, Care Partner Co-participation, Text Reminders, Instructional Education, Video-Guided Physical Rehabilitation, and Exercise
This is a multi-methods two-arm, crossover, analyst-blinded randomized controlled trial with embedded qualitative interviews, enrolling 50 dyads (older adult-care partner).
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT07321587)
- Testing
- ACTIVE Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Cancer Prevention
Evaluation of Text or Animation-based Narrative and Non-narrative Interventions to Enhance Cancer Literacy: a Pilot Study (CLARO)
The goal of this interventional pilot study is to test and evaluate different information materials created to heighten participants cancer literacy, cancer prevention beliefs, and subsequent intention for behavioral changes.
- Trial name
- CLARO (NCT06026384)
- Testing
- text in non-narrative form, text in narrative form, animated video in non-narrative form
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Enhanced Text, Enhanced Text + Icon
Improving Prescription Drug Warning Labels
Prior studies have documented a high prevalence of patients misunderstanding prescription drug warning labels, placing them at risk for medication error.
- Trial name
- NCT00846209
- Testing
- Enhanced drug labeling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern 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
Physical Activity, Patient Engagement
Active KC: a Text Message Based Intervention for Physical Activity
Active KC will involve delivering PA support tools to individuals interested in increasing their physical activity. The tools involve provision of a Garmin wearable activity monitor and participant-tailored behavior change…
- Trial name
- NCT05110508
- Testing
- Text Based Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Inactivity, Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise
Improving Physical Activity Participation in Latinas With Mindfulness
In this study, the investigators are exploring how a mindfulness-based physical activity program can help improve exercise habits and overall health among 258 inactive Latina women aged 18 to 65.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise, Inactivity, Physical
- Trial name
- Seamos Activas (NCT06848335)
- Testing
- Remote Physical Activity Intervention, Mindfulness Enhanced Remote Physical Activity Intervention, Attention Matched Enhanced Remote PA intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bess Marcus
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Handwritten Text Production in Adults With Autism
The main objective is to assess the psycholinguistic and graphomotor characteristics of written production in patients with ASD.
- Trial name
- PEMTAA (NCT06304701)
- Testing
- Cognitive and writing tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Niort
Covid19
Using Text Messages to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake
COVID-19 vaccinations significantly reduce the risk of getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19. Since December 2020, the UK has rolled out vaccinations according to the Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunity (JCVI)…
- Trial name
- NCT04895683
- Testing
- Text message content
- Volunteers
- 120,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Hypertension
Text My Hypertension BP Meds NOLA
The specific aims of this research study are to 1. Engage participants with poorly controlled hypertension and medication non-adherence to use simple digital approaches, specifically recurring text-messages to improve medication…
- Trial name
- NCT05074173
- Testing
- Text
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
Stay Well at Home: a Text-messaging Study Social Distancing
The investigators have developed supportive text-messages in English and Spanish to help people cope with the stress and anxiety of COVID-19 social distancing.
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04473599
- Testing
- Uniform random message delivery, Reinforcement learning message delivery, Mood ratings only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Pregnancy, Smoking Cessation
SmokefreeMOM: Reaching Pregnant Smokers With Health Information Via Text Messaging
Despite the great health benefits associated with smoking cessation in pregnancy to both mother and baby, few studies to date have examined the applications of text messaging or other communication technologies for smoking…
- Trial name
- SmokefreeMOM (NCT02412956)
- Testing
- SmokefreeMOM Text
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Pediatric Obesity
Text Messaging Pediatric Obese Patients
This study hopes to investigate the relationship between positive reinforcement for exercise activities in pediatric obese participants and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03995394
- Testing
- Positive Reinforcement Text Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marsha Ma
Inactivity
Developing a Text-Message Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention for Latino Men
The aim of this study is to build upon our tailored print intervention by developing new text-delivered intervention materials to complement our print-based physical activity (PA) intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02512419
- Testing
- Text-Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention Arm, Health Education Control Arm, Actigraph GT3X
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego