Using Social Media to Enhance the Impact of the Teen Outreach Program

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01535651

Acronym

TOP4ME

Enrollment

852

Registered

2012-02-20

Start date

2011-09-30

Completion date

2016-05-31

Last updated

2018-05-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pregnancy Prevention

Brief summary

The investigators are exploring the use of short message service (text) messaging by cell phones to enhance the effects of the Teen Outreach Program, an effective teen pregnancy prevention program.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTeen Outreach Program with Media Enhancement (TOP4ME)

Persons participating in TOP will receive text messages weekly in addition to TOP

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* boys and girls club member in metro Denver, age 14-18

Exclusion criteria

* non-english speaking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pregnancy	21 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
school drop out	21 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026