Clinical trials: Text Messaging
Feasibility
The EMERGE Project: Feasibility of Assessing Economic and Sexual Risk Behaviors Using Text Messages in Young Adults
As part of the development of the Engaging Microenterprise for Resource Generation and Health Empowerment (EMERGE) Project, the study team will conduct a single-group study to examine the feasibility of assessing economic and…
- Trial name
- NCT03237871
- Testing
- Text-message survey and informational text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Smoking Cessation
Optimizing Text Messaging to Improve Adherence to Web-Based Cessation Treatment
This study is comprised of 2 phases to study the impact of a text message system on overall adherence to a web-based smoking cessation program.
- Trial name
- NCT02585206
- Testing
- Personalization, Integration, Dynamic Tailoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,485 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Truth Initiative
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
Smoking Cessation
A Pilot Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Smoking in Office-based Buprenorphine and Inpatient Detoxification Patients
The primary purpose of this study is to understand the feasibility of a text messaging intervention developed by the National Cancer Institute, known as Smokefreetxt, to improve smoking cessation among opiate and/or alcohol…
- Trial name
- NCT02665208
- Testing
- Treatment As Usual (TAU), Nicotine Replacement Therapies, Text Message Intervention (TMI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Oral Contraceptive Pill Adherence
Improving Adherence With Oral Contraceptives Using Daily Text Messaging Reminders
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is increased oral contraceptive pill (OCP) adherence in women receiving daily text messaging reminders to take their OCP, compared to women who do not receive reminders.
- Trial name
- NCT00733707
- Testing
- Text messaging reminders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Road Traffic Injury Prevention, Helmet Use
The Impact Of Text Message (SMS) Reminders On Helmet Use Among Motorcycle Drivers In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
This study seeks to evaluate the impact of a text-message (SMS) program delivered to motorcycle drivers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Conditions
- Road Traffic Injury Prevention, Helmet Use, mHealth Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT02120742
- Testing
- SMS message reminder
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amend
Bowel Cancer, Colon Cancer
Serial SMS Reminders and an Opt-out Mailed FIT Kits to Improve Colorectal Screening Participation: A Single Center RCT
This pilot study is a 2-armed randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a multimodal approach on colorectal cancer screening participation rates in a Federally Qualified Health Center.
- Trial name
- NCT03479645
- Testing
- Serial text messages and mailed FIT kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Chronic Disease Prevention
Evaluate Health Coaching Support in Technology-based Interventions for Meeting Health Goals
This was a pilot evaluation conducted to test procedures for a possible future trial and provide preliminary insights regarding whether text messages sent to Veterans could help support nutrition and/or physical activity health…
- Trial name
- Coaching (NCT04021472)
- Testing
- Text message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
General Population (no Specific Condition or Disease)
Evaluation of Reminder Strategies (Emails and Text Messages) to Increase Participation in the Le French Gut E-cohort
This study is a randomized controlled trial nested in the "Le French Gut" e-cohort aiming to test the efficacy of 4 reminder strategies (emails and/or SMS with standard and/or institutional wording) in increasing participation of…
- Trial name
- NCT07473466
- Testing
- 3 standard email reminders, 3 institutional email reminders, 3 SMS reminders
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20,487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SKEZI
Cigarette Smoking
Text Messaging-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Homeless Youth
Unaccompanied homeless youth smoke at much higher rates than non-homeless adolescents and young adults. Many homeless youth smokers are motivated to quit; yet, strategies specifically developed for this vulnerable population are…
- Trial name
- NCT03874585
- Testing
- Group counseling and nicotine replacement, Group counseling, nicotine replacement, and text messaging support
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Smoking
Quit4hlth: Enhancing Tobacco and Cancer Control Through Framed Text Messages
This study evaluates a text messaging intervention through a smokers' quitline. Smokers will either receive 30 weeks of tailored, gain-framed text messages or 30 weeks of tailored, standard care text messages, both combined with…
- Trial name
- NCT03038542
- Testing
- Gain-framed text messages, Standard care text messages
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Smoking Cessation
Quitxt Mobile Text Messaging Cessation Research Study
The health benefits of smoking cessation by age 30 are much greater than cessation later in life, including gaining 10 years of life, compared with those who continue to smoke.
- Trial name
- NCT05958667
- Testing
- Quitxt text messaging or Chat, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
HIV/AIDS
Behavioural Text Messages to Improve Retention in Care in South Africa
The proportion of South Africans aware of their HIV status and on treatment remains lower than optimal. The goal of this study is to rapidly determine whether text messages framed according to behavioural economics principles…
- Trial name
- NCT05010291
- Testing
- Standard of Care (SOC) text message reminder to attend clinic appointment, Loss aversion framed text message reminder to attend clinic appointment, Social norms framed text message reminder to attend clinic appointment
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,541 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Teen Drivers, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Promoting Intrafamily Accountability for Reducing Cellphone Use While Driving in Adults and Their Teen Children
Research participants and their parents will be recruited to take part in a randomized control trial. Participants' and their parents' cellphone use will be observed during an initial baseline period.
- Trial name
- NCT02923271
- Testing
- CellControl
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
COVID-19 Testing Behaviors
Examining How a Text Message-based Educational Intervention Influences COVID-19 Testing
In this Phase III study, the investigators will build off of the Phase II embedded study with some adjustments to the design to address new research priorities that examine an intervention that is network informed and delivered…
- Trial name
- NCT07074171
- Testing
- Text message-based education intervention, Historical Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Caries, Dental, Health Behavior
Interactive Parent-Targeted Text Messaging in Pediatric Clinics to Reduce Caries Among Urban Children
This is a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a parent-targeted text message-based intervention program on caries incidence and oral health behaviors (child and parent).
- Trial name
- iSmile (NCT03294590)
- Testing
- OHT Parent targeted text messages, CWT Parent targeted text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 754 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Premenstrual Syndrome, Physical Exercise
The Effect of Pilates Exercise and Whatsapp Text-Based Support Program on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Pilates exercise and Whatsapp text message-based support program on PMS symptoms experienced by university female students.
- Conditions
- Premenstrual Syndrome, Physical Exercise, Women's Health
- Trial name
- PMS (NCT05290181)
- Testing
- A support program with pilates exercise and whatsapp text message
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Cell Phone Use, Automobile Driving
Randomized Trial on Mobile Technology and Young Drivers' Cellphone Use
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to determine the effects of a cellphone app and a driving mode intervention on driving behavior in drivers aged 18-24 years.
- Trial name
- NCT05163119
- Testing
- Commercial Cellphone-Blocking App (Active), Driving Mode
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Motao Zhu
Tobacco Use Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation
The primary goal of this study is to use qualitative interviews and focus groups to aid us in adapting a face-to-face smoking cessation intervention for delivery through text messaging.
- Trial name
- NCT01166464
- Testing
- text messaging for smoking cessation, Generic text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital