NCT02905461 is a NA clinical trial of Contraceptive text messages in Contraception, sponsored by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Who is sponsoring NCT02905461?

NCT02905461 is sponsored by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

What drugs are being tested in NCT02905461?

Interventions in NCT02905461: Contraceptive text messages, Text messages not about contraception.

What condition does NCT02905461 study?

NCT02905461 studies Contraception.

Is NCT02905461 still recruiting?

NCT02905461 is currently completed. Last updated 7 February 2018.

Last reviewed 2018-02-07 · How we verify

NCT02905461

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Published: 2026-01-01
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An Intervention Delivered by Text Message to Increase the Acceptability of Effective Contraception Among Young Women in Palestine

Completed NA Last updated 7 February 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Contraceptive text messages in Contraception in 586 participants. Completed in 31 January 2018.

Timeline

8 December 2016

Primary endpoint
31 January 2018

31 January 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	586
Start date	8 December 2016
Primary completion	31 January 2018
Estimated completion	31 January 2018
Sites	1 location across Palestinian Territories

Drugs / interventions tested

Contraceptive text messages
Text messages not about contraception

Conditions studied

Contraception — all drugs for Contraception →

Sponsor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Who can join

Adults 18 to 24, female only, with Contraception. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This randomised controlled trial will establish the effect a contraceptive intervention delivered by mobile phone text message on the acceptability of effective contraception in Palestine. Woman aged 18-24 will be randomised to receive 0-3 text messages a day for 4 months (intervention) or a monthly text message not about contraception (control). Participants will complete a questionnaire at baseline and 4 month follow-up.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

A randomized controlled trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone text message to increase the acceptability of effective contraception among young women in Palestine.
McCarthy OL, Zghayyer H, Stavridis A, Adada S, et al · · 2019 · cited 28× · PMID 31014358 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-019-3297-4
An intervention delivered by text message to increase the acceptability of effective contraception among young women in Palestine: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
McCarthy OL, Wazwaz O, Jado I, Leurent B, et al · · 2017 · cited 8× · PMID 28974258 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-017-2191-1
Mobile phone-based interventions for improving contraception use.
Perinpanathan T, Maiya S, van Velthoven MHH, Nguyen AT, et al · · 2023 · cited 6× · PMID 37458240 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011159.pub3

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02905461 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Last refreshed: 7 February 2018

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