Encouraging Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
Using Text Messaging and Financial Incentives to Encourage Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
調査の概要
詳細な説明
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.
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- 適用できない
参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
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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研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか？
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的：他の
- 割り当て：ランダム化
- 介入モデル：並列代入
- マスキング：なし（オープンラベル）
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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実験的：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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介入なし：Control
Participants received text messages.
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この研究は何を測定していますか？
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Proportion of check-ins at which participant is carrying epinephrine
時間枠：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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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Self-reported acceptability of text messages
時間枠：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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協力者と研究者
捜査官
- 主任研究者：Carolyn C Cannuscio, ScD、University of Pennsylvania
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