Text Messaging Pilot Study

September 11, 2017 updated by: Manuel E. Jimenez, MD, MS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Text Messaging Pilot Study to Encourage Shared Reading Among a Sample of Urban Parents.

This pilot study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of text messages designed to encourage shared reading among urban parents. We hypothesize that parents will report reading more often to their children after receiving the text messages.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a single arm, pilot study. The participants enrolled will receive two text messages per week for a 4 week period (a total of 8 messages). At the end of the study period we will assess change in number of reading occurrences using a validated measure. Parents will also complete a brief acceptability survey.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Preferred language either English or Spanish,
  2. Parent or legal guardian,
  3. Age ≥ 18,
  4. Willing to accept text messages

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Individuals unable to provide consent
  2. Individuals who do not meet inclusion criteria

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
Behavioral: Intervention Group
Participants will receive a total of 8 text messages during a 4 week period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability Survey
Time Frame: Visit 2 (1 month)
Three questions on the participants feedback on the program.
Visit 2 (1 month)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Stim Q Survey
Time Frame: Visit 2 (1 month)
The StimQ is a parent reported measure of the cognitive home environment
Visit 2 (1 month)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 9, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 13, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 13, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 11, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

September 13, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 13, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro20170000402

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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