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Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Patients With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2012 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01299259
First received: November 30, 2010
Last updated: December 14, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
History of Changes

November 30, 2010
December 14, 2012
February 2011
May 2013   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
PCP follow-up rates will be used to evaluate the efficacy of text message reminders. [ Time Frame: PCP follow-up rates will be assessed 7-14 days after discharge from the ED. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01299259 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
  • Number of adolescents who accept text message reminders as an measure of feasibility and acceptability. [ Time Frame: 7-14 days after discharge from the ED ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    The acceptability among adolescents of using text message reminders after ED discharge in adolescents treated in a pediatric ED.
  • Number of adolescents satisfied with ED care between the control group and intervention group as a measure of patient satisfaction. [ Time Frame: 7-14 days after ED discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Patient satisfaction of ED care when receiving text message reminders.
  • Type of participant characteristics associated with PCP follow-up as a measure of behavior change, compliance and rate of follow-up care [ Time Frame: 7-14 days after ED discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Patient characteristics associated with PCP follow-up
  • Barriers to PCP follow-up from an ED visit to measure use of text message technology and rate of change in follow-up care between groups [ Time Frame: 7-14 days after ED visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Types of barriers encountered to PCP follow-up from an ED visit for PID care to measure rate of change in follow-up care between groups
Same as current
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Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Patients With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Adolescents With PID: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Text Message Reminders

The investigators hypothesize that text message reminders to girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their primary care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that patients diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) receive follow-up care within 72 hours of diagnosis. However, recent studies show that the majority of teenage girls diagnosed with PID do not receive this follow-up care within 72 hours. We hypothesize that text message reminders to girls diagnosed with PID in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their primary care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
Interventional
Not Provided
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Caregiver)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Behavioral: Text Message Reminders
Patients in the intervention group will receive text messages on their cell phones following discharge from the emergency department reminding them to make an appointment with their primary care provider. Text messages will be sent daily for 4 days after discharge from the ED.
Other Name: Text message reminders
  • Experimental: Text Message Reminders
    Subjects randomized to the the intervention group will receive a total of 4 text messages on days 2 through 5 to remind them to schedule and attend a PCP follow-up appointment
    Intervention: Behavioral: Text Message Reminders
  • No Intervention: Control Group
    The control group will not receive any additional reminders to follow-up with PCP.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
94
May 2013
May 2013   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Females aged 15 years and older
  • New diagnosis of PID, as defined by the 2006 CDC minimum criteria for diagnosis of PID, on current ED encounter
  • Determined by attending physician to be appropriate for outpatient treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient does not have a cell phone that is capable of receiving text messages
  • Developmental disability
  • Non-English speaking
  • Pregnancy
  • Patient who was enrolled in this study on a prior ED visit
Female
15 Years and older
No
Contact: Frances Balamuth, MD, PhD balamuthf@email.chop.edu
Contact: Cynthia Mollen, MD mollenc@email.chop.edu
United States
 
NCT01299259
10-007744
Yes
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Principal Investigator: Cynthia Mollen, MD, MSCE Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Study Director: Frances Balamuth, MD, PhD Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
December 2012

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