Status:

COMPLETED

Txt Now 2 Decrease Pregnancies L8r: A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Daily Text Message Reminders on Pill Continuation

Lead Sponsor:

Columbia University

Conditions:

Contraceptives, Oral

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Up to 24 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Teen girls and young women taking birth control pills may forget to take their pills or may stop taking them altogether. This places them at risk for unintended pregnancies. Most young women own cell ...

Detailed Description

In 2000, there were 84 pregnancies for every 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in the US (4). More than 90% of the resulting 900,000 teen pregnancies were unintended (6). Nationwide, teen pregnancy rates have...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • aged \<25 years requesting OC as their primary method of contraception
  • currently sexually active or anticipating sexual activity within the next 30 days
  • owns cell phone with text messaging capability

Exclusion

  • contraindications to combined hormonal contraception per clinic protocol (e.g., hypertension)
  • previous participation in this study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

968 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00677703

Start Date

January 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2012

Last Update

November 19 2012

Active Locations (1)

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Planned Parenthood Boro Hall

Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201