Texting teens to test: can a simple message boost HIV screening?
NCT ID NCT06096519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether text messages can encourage teenagers (ages 13-19) to get tested for HIV. About 360 teens who have had sex and are HIV-negative or don't know their status will receive either helpful texts or general information. Researchers will check if more teens get tested by asking them to share a photo of their test results.
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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 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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13 to 19 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Have penetrative or oral sex in their lifetime * 13-19 years old * reads in English at a 8th grade level * HIV negative or unknown status * own a cell phone with an unlimited MMS plan and plan to have the same number during the study * can provide informed assent, as shown on a capacity to consent assessment * live in the U.S. or territories. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous lifetime testing for HIV or an STI OR no testing since last sexual experience * HIV positive * Currently on PrEP
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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