Sexual health Urological and Genital Diseases Sexual health
Conditions
Interventions
Mobile phone texting intervention (supportive safer sex text messages using behaviour change techniques) vs. control (fortnightly messages about the importance of being in the trial)
Sponsors
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chlamydia screening programme participants diagnosed with Chlamydia and/or who have had unsafe sex in the last year (more than one or more partner and at least one occasion of unprotected sex); owner of a mobile phone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Eligible participants who are non-English language speakers will be excluded from the study as the text messages will be delivered in English. Those that are unable to provide informed consent (e.g. people with severe learning difficulties) will be excluded from this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main factors relating to the design of the main trial we will be collecting include: recruitment rates (number of people randomised per month) and completeness of follow up. We will assess the number of young people recruited at the time of 1) testing, 2) provision of test results or 3) treatment collection. We will assess the number of people enrolled face to face from services or opting to enrol on line. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Condom use at last sex; condom use with new partners; Chlamydia infection; number of sexual partners in last 12 months; STI testing prior to unprotected sex with new partners; participants' report of partner testing for STIs prior to unprotected sex with them. At 1 month we will assess: Condom use at last sex for Chlamydia tests and self reported data For those diagnosed with Chlamydia at the time of recruitment we will assess treatment compliance (did they take the medication), abstinence or protected sex for one week and until the partner is treated and partner notification of sexually transmitted infection. At 12 months, we will assess: Chlamydia infection for men through a urine test and for women using a self taken vaginal swab condom use at last sex condom use with new partners the number of sexual partners in last 12 months sexually transmitted infection testing for self prior to unprotected sex with new partner(s). participant?s report that the partner was tested for sexually transmitted infection prior to unprotected sex with them. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed