Using Social Media to Enhance the Impact of the Teen Outreach Program

Colorado School of Public Health852 enrolled

Overview

The investigators are exploring the use of short message service (text) messaging by cell phones to enhance the effects of the Teen Outreach Program, an effective teen pregnancy prevention program.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

852

Conditions

Pregnancy Prevention

Interventions

Teen Outreach Program with Media Enhancement (TOP4ME)BEHAVIORAL

Persons participating in TOP will receive text messages weekly in addition to TOP

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 14 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * boys and girls club member in metro Denver, age 14-18 Exclusion Criteria: * non-english speaking

Locations (1)

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver

Denver, Colorado, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pregnancy

Time frame: 21 months

Secondary Outcomes

school drop out

Time frame: 21 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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