Study Details

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Citation

Bull, S., Schmiege, S., & Devine, S. (2015). Evaluation of Youth all Engaged (YAE) in Denver, CO. Final impact report for the Denver Public Health Department. Written report.

Bull, S., Devine, S., Schmiege, S. J., Pickard, L., Campbell, J., & Shlay, J. C. (2016). Text messaging, teen outreach program, and sexual health behavior: A cluster randomized trial. American Journal of Public Health, 106, S117–S124. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303363

Program or Component Study?
Program component
Program or Component Name

Booster text messages implemented as a supplement to Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
N/A
Study Rating and Explanation
Low —

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a high-attrition randomized controlled trial that does not demonstrate that the treatment and control groups were sufficiently similar before the introduction of the program

Research Design

Assignment Method
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

3,643

Number of Follow-Ups

2

Year of Last Data Collection
2015
Reviewed Studies
Low Study Rating
Protocol Version
Version 7.0
Details

This study received a low study quality rating because it is a high-attrition randomized controlled trial that does not demonstrate that the treatment and control groups were sufficiently similar before the introduction of the program