Clinical trials: Text Messages
Vaping, Cessation, Tobacco
Text Message Quit Vaping Intervention for Adolescents
This research study, conducted by Truth Initiative, will help us learn how text messaging can help adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age quit vaping.
- Trial name
- NCT04919590
- Testing
- This is Quitting, Assessment only control, Waitlist control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,681 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Truth Initiative
Nicotine Dependence, E-Cig Use
Research and Innovation to Stop E-cigarette/Vaping in Young Adults
The aim of this study is to test intervention components to help young adults quit vaping. A 2x2 factorial design will be used where all participants receive quitline-delivered behavioral phone counseling, and components to be…
- Trial name
- (RISE) (NCT04974580)
- Testing
- Nicotine patch, Phone Counseling, Digital Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 508 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Stress, Psychological, Loneliness
Ecological Momentary Assessment and Text Message Intervention for Stress Management
Feasibility and acceptability of an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) compared with an EMA plus automated text message intervention for stress management
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Loneliness, Covid19, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04907942
- Testing
- EMA + EMA and FACE Stress, EMA Alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Click Therapeutics, Inc.
Caregiver Burnout
CuidaTXT: a Text Message Dementia-caregiver Intervention for Latinos
Latino families with dementia experience substantial disparities in access to caregiver support compared to their non-Latino white peers, putting them at an increased risk for negative emotional, physical and financial outcomes.
- Trial name
- CuidaTXT (NCT04316104)
- Testing
- CuidaTXT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Colorectal Cancer
Text Messaging to Improve Adherence To Repeat Colonoscopy In a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital
Colorectal cancer is a common but preventable condition, and increasing colorectal cancer screening is one of the most impactful public health contributions in the field of gastroenterology.
- Trial name
- NCT06185374
- Testing
- Text Message Instructions/Motivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Tobacco Use
Little Cigar and Cigarillo Warnings to Reduce Tobacco-Related Cancers and Disease - Eye Tracking
The goal of this research is to determine how removal of little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) flavor descriptors on packaging impacts attention and affective responses to LCC warnings.
- Trial name
- NCT06546618
- Testing
- LCC pack stimuli images
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alcohol-Impaired Driving
An Interactive Text-Message Based Brief Intervention to Reduce Substance-Impaired Driving Among College Students
Substance-Impaired Driving among college students remains a significant public health concern and may be the single riskiest substance-related outcome among young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03496129
- Testing
- Personalized feedback, Personalized feedback and text messages, Information Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
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
Malaria
Preserving ACTs - Text Reminders to Increase Adherence to ACT Treatment
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of text reminders sent to ACT users through an automated text messaging system short-message-system.
- Trial name
- PACT (NCT01722734)
- Testing
- Text message reminders
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 1,140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Reducing Teen Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an emergency department-based pregnancy prevention intervention targeting sexually active adolescent female emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Contraception
- Trial name
- ERICA (NCT03866811)
- Testing
- Dr. Erica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
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
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
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
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
Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death
Leveraging Interactive Text Messaging to Monitor and Support Maternal Health in Kenya
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions such as interactive short message service (SMS) text messaging with healthcare workers (HCWs) have been proposed as efficient, accessible additions to traditional health care in…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death, Depression
- Trial name
- AI-NEO (NCT05369806)
- Testing
- Interactive two-way SMS dialogue
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Patient Adherence, HIV Seronegativity
CCTG 595: Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Adherence to PrEP in High-risk MSM
CCTG 595 is a controlled, open-label, two-arm, randomized (1:1) clinical demonstration project to determine if the use of a text-message based adherence intervention (iTAB) improves retention and adherence to PrEP compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT01761643
- Testing
- SoC + iTab
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
Pediatric Obesity
Quincy Family, Youth & Technology For Lifestyle Change (FYT-4-LIFE) Study
To date, approaches that show the most promise for preventing and/or reversing the course of childhood obesity involve the delivery of intensive lifestyle interventions within a family-based context, emphasizing the necessity of…
- Trial name
- QFYT (NCT02324361)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Evidence-based information on healthy family routines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital