Text Messaging Pilot Study

Literacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03281356
• Other study ID #: Pro20170000402
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 11, 2017
• Last updated: September 11, 2017
• Start date: May 9, 2017
• Est. completion date: June 13, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 16
• Est. completion date: June 13, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: June 13, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Literacy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Intervention Group
Participants will receive a total of 8 text messages during a 4 week period.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	New Brunswick	New Jersey

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acceptability Survey	Three questions on the participants feedback on the program.	Visit 2 (1 month)
Secondary	Stim Q Survey	The StimQ is a parent reported measure of the cognitive home environment	Visit 2 (1 month)