Education, Sex
Conditions
Brief summary
The US preventative services task force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling in the primary care setting for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, however, screening and counseling rarely occur. Text messaging (TM) is increasingly being used as a tool to affect behavior change in patients, but its effect on patients that report at-risk sexual behavior in the emergency department (ED) is unknown. The investigators seek to assess the feasibility of ED-based screening of young adult females for at-risk sexual behavior and enrolling them in a 3 month trial using TM to deliver information and skill building to improve health behavior.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLifestyle counseling
Weekly SMS assessments of risky sexual encounters with feedback
Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Female * Age 18-25 years * AUDIT-C score \> 2 * (Drugs or alcohol prior to last sex OR No condom with last sex OR \> 1 partner in last 3 months)
Exclusion criteria
* No personal cell phone with SMS features * Prisoner * Pregnant or planning in next 3 months * Current or past drug/alcohol treatment or psychiatric treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sex without condom | 3 months after ED discharge | Participants will be called for phone follow-up at 12 weeks post-ED discarge |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of unprotected vaginal sexual encounters | 3 months post-ED discharge | Participants will be called for phone follow-up at 12 weeks post ED discharge |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed