Status:

COMPLETED

Text Messaging in Healthcare Utilization

Lead Sponsor:

St. Louis University

Conditions:

Text Messaging

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall goal is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of using text messages as an educational tool in order to improve health care utilization among the parents and caregivers of newborns; ...

Detailed Description

Health care utilization is a issue germane to health care providers, insurers, and patients alike. Reducing non-urgent visits to the emergency department (ED) and primary care providers can improve bo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • English-speaking parents and/or guardians of newborns (aged 0 to 2 months)
  • Receive primary care at Danis Pediatrics
  • Must have reliable mobile phone service and be able to receive text messages

Exclusion

  • Non-English speaking caregivers
  • No reliable text messaging service

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 28 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 5 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

231 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03235830

Start Date

January 28 2015

End Date

August 5 2016

Last Update

August 2 2017

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