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Text Message Reminders for Health Maintenance

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Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 week after getting the reminder

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to see if text message reminders can help patients follow their preventive care plans.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adult patients of UCLA Health's DOM Primary Care with overdue health maintenance measures, active MyChart status, and can receive SMS messages. They must have a July birthday and not opened the My Action Plan letter within 7 days. Excluded are those under 18, deceased or in hospice care, or who opt out of electronic communication.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if text message reminders about preventive care can increase patient engagement with primary care services at UCLA Health. It compares different types of persuasive texts: anecdotes with and without links to more information, and persuasion based on research findings.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-medical interventions (text message reminders), there are no direct physical side effects associated with traditional clinical trials that test drugs or medical procedures.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 week after getting the reminder

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 week after getting the reminder

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 week after getting the reminder for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Opening link within SMS Text message

Secondary outcome measures

Completion rate of one screening/test

Direct scheduling appointment rate

MyChart letter opened

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Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Research-based ReminderExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Eligible, randomized participants will receive a text message reminding them to close their outstanding health gap. This message will mention that research has shown promptly closing health gaps saves lives. The message will contain a link to an official website that supports the statement.

Group II: Control ReminderExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Eligible, randomized participants will receive a generic text message reminding them to close their outstanding health gap.

Group III: Anecdote-based Reminder without linkExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Eligible, randomized participants will receive a text message reminding them to close their outstanding health gap. This message will contain an anecdote of a patient whose cancer was caught early through similar, recommended preventive screenings. The message won't contain a link to the story, but it will briefly describe the story.

Group IV: Anecdote-based ReminderExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Eligible, randomized participants will receive a text message reminding them to close their outstanding health gap. This message will contain an anecdote of a patient whose cancer was caught early through similar, recommended preventive screenings. The message prompts patients to click on a link to read the story about the patient.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor

1,528 Previous Clinical Trials

10,266,851 Total Patients Enrolled

UCLA Health Department of MedicineUNKNOWN

3 Previous Clinical Trials

72,046 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Anecdote-based Reminder without link Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05979987 — N/A

Cancer Research Study Groups: Anecdote-based Reminder without link, Control Reminder, Anecdote-based Reminder, Research-based Reminder

Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Anecdote-based Reminder without link Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05979987 — N/A

Anecdote-based Reminder without link 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05979987 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any available vacancies in this trial for participants?

"As per the details available on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial has already concluded its patient recruitment process. The study was published July 27th 2023 and last revised on July 30th 2023; however, 715 other trials are still actively enrolling individuals at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

UCLA Health Patient Health Maintenance Text Reminder July 2023

Richard K. Leuchter, MD 2023. "UCLA Health Patient Health Maintenance Text Reminder July 2023". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05979987.