Encouraging Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
Using Text Messaging and Financial Incentives to Encourage Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Les conditions
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
Aim: We pilot tested a novel strategy to encourage young adults with food allergies to carry their epinephrine auto-injectors. Adolescents/young adults are at increased risk of adverse events, because of increased risk-taking with food and decreased likelihood of carrying epinephrine.
Study design: This is a pilot randomized controlled trial, with a survey component. Text messaging is the mode of communication and inquiry with study participants.
Hypothesis: The intervention group, which will receive modest financial incentives for carrying epinephrine, will be more likely to demonstrate that they are carrying their epinephrine, when queried by the study team.
This study employs text messaging, along with photography, as a mode of momentary ecologic assessment, or real-time measurement of epinephrine carrying. In addition, text messaging was used as a mode of asking questions regarding food allergy knowledge and beliefs among young adults. Text messages were sent from a designated telephone (and telephone number) purchased for use in this study. We used text messaging for reminder messages, text responses, and for the participants to send photographs back to us. We converted text message data (participants responses) into a RedCap database. Our research coordinator sent and received the text messages and compiled a secure RedCap database of responses.
Type d'étude
Inscription (Réel)
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Critères de participation
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
Accepte les volontaires sains
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have known food allergy
- Epinephrine auto-injector prescription
- Access to a cell phone with ability to send picture messages
Exclusion Criteria:
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Plan d'étude
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Autre
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Expérimental: Intervention
Participants received text messages and financial incentives after successfully documenting that they were carrying their epinephrine auto-injectors, based on principles of behavioral economics.
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Use financial incentives to promote epinephrine-carrying.
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Aucune intervention: Control
Participants received text messages.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Proportion of check-ins at which participant is carrying epinephrine
Délai: 10 randomly timed check-ins during the 7 week intervention period
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Proportion of check-ins at which participants were successfully carrying their epinephrine, measured using cell phone photographs.
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10 randomly timed check-ins during the 7 week intervention period
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Self-reported acceptability of text messages
Délai: Measured at the end of the 7 week intervention
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Assess young adults' perspectives on text messaging as a vehicle for communicating health messages.
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Measured at the end of the 7 week intervention
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Collaborateurs et enquêteurs
Parrainer
Les enquêteurs
- Chercheur principal: Carolyn C Cannuscio, ScD, University of Pennsylvania
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Dates d'enregistrement des études
Dates principales de l'étude
Début de l'étude
Achèvement primaire (Réel)
Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Première publication (Estimation)
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)
Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Dernière vérification
Plus d'information
Termes liés à cette étude
Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- UPenn
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