Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Patients With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 15 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/8/2014 |
| Start Date: | February 2011 |
| End Date: | November 2014 |
| Contact: | Frances Balamuth, MD, PhD |
| Email: | balamuthf@email.chop.edu |
Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Adolescents With PID: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Text Message Reminders
The investigators hypothesize that text message reminders to girls diagnosed with pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID) in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their
primary care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
inflammatory disease (PID) in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their
primary care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that patients diagnosed with pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID) receive follow-up care within 72 hours of diagnosis. However,
recent studies show that the majority of teenage girls diagnosed with PID do not receive
this follow-up care within 72 hours. We hypothesize that text message reminders to girls
diagnosed with PID in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their primary
care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
inflammatory disease (PID) receive follow-up care within 72 hours of diagnosis. However,
recent studies show that the majority of teenage girls diagnosed with PID do not receive
this follow-up care within 72 hours. We hypothesize that text message reminders to girls
diagnosed with PID in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their primary
care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Females aged 15 years and older
- New diagnosis of PID, as defined by the 2006 CDC minimum criteria for diagnosis of
PID, on current ED encounter
- Determined by attending physician to be appropriate for outpatient treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient does not have a cell phone that is capable of receiving text messages
- Developmental disability
- Non-English speaking
- Pregnancy
- Patient who was enrolled in this study on a prior ED visit
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