UCLA tests text reminders to cure chronic lateness
NCT ID NCT07314697
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether telling patients to arrive 15 minutes before their appointment helps them show up on time. Researchers will compare two groups: one gets an explicit arrival time, the other just a reminder. Up to 300,000 adults with UCLA Health appointments in primary care or pediatrics will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 300,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * In-person outpatient appointments with clinicians at UCLA Health that fall into the study period * Appointments scheduled for the department specialties of Primary Care, Pediatrics, or Internal Medicine, Med Peds * Has an active MyChart status * Opted in to receive SMS communications from UCLA Health * Appointments classified as the following visit types: * Return * Well adult (physical) * Well child return * New * Well adult new (physical) * Well child (new) Exclusion Criteria: * Appointments at clinics that are not scheduled through the Patient Access Organization
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCLA Health Department of Medicine, Quality Office
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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