Encouraging Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
Using Text Messaging and Financial Incentives to Encourage Allergic Young Adults to Carry Epinephrine
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Conditie
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
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.
Studietype
Inschrijving (Werkelijk)
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Deelname Criteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Beschrijving
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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Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Ander
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Geen (open label)
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Experimenteel: 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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Geen tussenkomst: Control
Participants received text messages.
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Proportion of check-ins at which participant is carrying epinephrine
Tijdsspanne: 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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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Self-reported acceptability of text messages
Tijdsspanne: 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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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Sponsor
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Carolyn C Cannuscio, ScD, University of Pennsylvania
Publicaties en nuttige links
Studie record data
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Studie start
Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)
Studie voltooiing (Werkelijk)
Studieregistratiedata
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Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
Laatst geverifieerd
Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- UPenn
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