Text Messaging Pilot Study

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Literacy

Treatments: Behavioral: Intervention Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03281356

Pro20170000402

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Intervention Group