Clinical trials: Texting Interventions
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
Penn State TXT2STAYQUIT Study- a Texting Study to Help Hospitalized Smokers Stay Quit
This study aims to pilot a method of collecting the post-discharge follow-up data required by the Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set, using text messages sent to and received from patients' cellular-telephones.
- Trial name
- NCT02986711
- Testing
- Motivational Text Messages, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Underage Alcohol Use
Alcohol Intervention for First Year College Students
While a large focus of research on U.S. college drinking has focused on the prevalence of and problems related to heavy-episodic drinking, less has focused on college students who are either abstainers or lighter drinkers (i.e.…
- Trial name
- NCT03750838
- Testing
- Text Messaging Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Physical Activity, Behavior
A Walking Intervention Through Text Messaging
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate adaptive goal setting and feedback interventions (Adaptive Interventions) to promote physical activity behaviors and compare it to static physical activity interventions…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Behavior, Overweight, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- WalkIT (NCT02053259)
- Testing
- Adaptive Goals, Reinforcement, Static Goals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Breast Feeding
A Mobile, Semi-automated Text Message-based Intervention to Prevent Perceived Low or Insufficient Milk Supply
The purpose of this pilot randomized trial is to determine the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a mobile, semi-automated text message-based intervention (MILK) to prevent perceived low or insufficient milk supply…
- Trial name
- MILK (NCT02724969)
- Testing
- MILK or Text4Baby text message intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Teen Sexual Health
Sexual Health Texting Intervention to Support Adolescent Females
This study aims to use a text messaging intervention to prevent unintended teen pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02419690
- Testing
- text message intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
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
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
Weight Loss, Obesity
Charge: A Text Messaging-based Weight Loss Intervention
This study evaluates different versions of a text messaging-based app for weight loss. This study will place participants to 1 of 32 experimental conditions that reflect different texting components and levels.
- Trial name
- NCT03254940
- Testing
- Charge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
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