Increasing Teen Access to Care

Health Care Utilization Clinical Trial

— AccessKCTeen2  

Official title:

Increasing Teen Access to Care Using Peer Social Networks and Mobile Health Services

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05444855
• Other study ID #: 00002100
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 8, 2022
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Investigators will form community partnership with community sites that will disseminate curated educational information on Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH). Investigators will attend a series of outreach events hosted by community partners community and community leaders that provide/demonstrate telemedicine and the Children's Mercy Mobile Unit which is equipped to provide direct patient care. Investigators will engage up to 40 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; (b) learn about Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH) and local care resources; (d) acquire free over-the-counter emergency contraception, birth control, 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 40 peer leaders in disseminating information and resources for Sexual and Reproductive Health/Mental Health (SRH/MH) 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: 53
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

1. INTERVENTION TRIAL PARTICIPANTS and Peer Leaders (ADOLECENTS) Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 14-18 years and 364 days old

a. Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 14 years old or older than 18 years and 364 days at the time of enrollment

• Does not speak/understand English

• Not recruited from an already nominated or enrolled adolescent

2. Event Day Trail PARTICIPANTS (ADOLECENTS) Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 14-18 years and 364 days old

a. Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 14 years old or older than 18 years and 364 days at the time of enrollment

• Does not speak/understand English

• Not recruited from an already nominated or enrolled adolescent

3. ADULT STAKEHOLDERS Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 18 years and older

• Involved with teens as trusted adults (e.g., parent of teen, member of community, works at community partner organization)

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 liaison via text messages throughout the study.

Locations

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

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Healthcare Utilization from Baseline to 6 months via Participant Survey.	Measurement of participant use of healthcare utilization through trial. Healthcare utilization measured through surveys from participants at baseline, 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months.	Baseline to 6 months