Reducing Adolescent Sexual and Mental Health Disparities by Increasing Access to Telemedicine and Mobile Care

Health Care Utilization Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Pilot Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Sexual and Mental Health Disparities by Increasing Access to Telemedicine and Mobile Care (AccessKCTeen)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05031741
• Other study ID #: STUDY00001900
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 5, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 28, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigators will attend a series of community outreach events that provide/demonstrate telemedicine and the Children's Mercy Mobile Unit which is equipped to provide direct patient care. Investigators will engage up to 12 teen peer leaders to encourage healthcare-seeking behaviors and mobilize their social networks to attend outreach events. At all events, the mobile unit will be available for teens to (a) demonstrate the mobile unit and telehealth experience; (b) learn about Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH) and local care resources; (c) register for future telemedicine care; (d) acquire free over-the-counter emergency contraception, condoms, and pregnancy tests.

Description:

AccessKCTeen is a pilot clinical outreach program that uses Children Mercy's Mobile Unit and Telemedicine to demonstrate and increase access to SRH and MH. AccessKCTeen intends to focus on these central activities:

1. Education based on a peer-leader model: In collaboration with community-based partners, investigators will identify and train approximately 12 peer leaders in disseminating information and resources for MH/SRH to their social networks. Peer leaders may disseminate information in the form of sharing curated online resources or mobilizing friends to attend live educational events. Peer leaders will also help connect their friends to resources by spreading information and encouraging friends to attend CM mobile unit demonstrations. Investigators will use text messaging to engage peers in these educational events and share general health resources.

2. Mobile Unit and Telemedicine Demonstration Events: The mobile unit will be present at community events to demonstrate how in-person care could work on the unit as well as how telemedicine works. Investigators will answer questions and help adolescents get registered for telemedicine.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 98
• Est. completion date: December 28, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 22, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Telemedicine or In-person Mobile unit arms: Aged 14-18 years old and Attended a Mobile Unit Demonstration

• Peer leaders: At least 14 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Telemedicine or In-person Mobile unit arms: Younger than 14 years old, 19 years of age or older, did not attend a Mobile Unit Demonstration, does not speak/understand English

• Peer leaders: Younger than 14 years old

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Care Utilization

Intervention

Other:
• Peer Leader Model
Teens will have an opportunity to interact with established peer leaders that are a part of the AccessKCTeen program. These leaders will receive a baseline training of their role, sexual and mental health. They will also receive health education and engage with a peer liason via text messages throughout the study.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Children's Mercy	Kansas City	Missouri

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City	University of Missouri, Kansas City

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Uptake of any Sexual and Reproductive/Mental Health Care in past 30 days	Look at the uptake frequency in Sexual and Mental health care among participants within 30 days of baseline and educational interventions.	one month