Ways Text Messaging Makes REDCap an Even More Powerful Data Capture Tool
1 SURVEYS: LINK TO SURVEY TEXT
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Link-‐to-‐Survey Text Text messaging gives you the op?on to send par?cipants a link to more in-‐depth, web-‐based SMS surveys. With proper text messaging soLware, web links can be unique and trackable.
2 SURVEYS: SURVEY REMINDERS
Survey Reminders To ensure survey comple?on, friendly “nudge” reminders can be sent automa?cally if the survey hasn’t been completed within a certain ?me frame.
3 ALERTS
Text alerts get your message across to groups or specific individuals. Alerts provide an excellent opportunity to recruit par?cipants or adver?se your study. Scheduled or real-‐?me alerts are useful to inform par?cipants or study team members of new updates and info.
4 APPOINTMENT REMINDERS
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Text message appointment reminders have been shown to reduce no-‐ show rates in studies while reducing resources by 92%* when compared to phone call reminders. * http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/quintiles-‐phase-‐i-‐unit-‐tackles-‐trial-‐shopping
5 MEDICATION ADHERENCE Y Pa?ent medica?on adherence is extremely important in maintaining study protocols.
Text reminders are a non-‐intrusive way to remind pa?ents to take ac?on.
Pa?ents can respond with a simple alphanumerical character if they have taken their medica?on on that par?cular day.
Increased pa?ent medica?on compliance leads to more accurate data for your study.
6 STUDY COMPLIANCE REMINDERS
A study’s success comes down to the most important group of individuals in the process: The parJcipants. Text messaging increases compliance by directly engaging par?cipants, making it easier for them to s?ck with the study (reminders, alerts,) and giving them ?mely advice, informa?on and updates.
7 TEXT-‐BASED INTERVENTIONS
A text-‐based interven?on may be useful in making par?cipants aware of any important changes they may have to make during the course of the study (medica?on dosage, lifestyle changes,) or even making pa?ents aware of tes?ng results and the need to make changes based on these results.
8 COLLECT DATA VIA MOBILE PHOTOS
You can ask paJents to respond to text with pictures of medicaJons to help ensure compliance, a photo of their health/symptom tracking journal, or even at-‐home test results (vital signs or blood glucose tes?ng, for example.)
9 MOTIVATE AND RETAIN STUDY PARTICIPANTS
ParJcipants volunteer their ?me, energy and health to further clinical research, so make sure to remind them how their dedica?on is making a posiJve impact.
10 DELIVER INCENTIVES
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Offer incenJves via SMS text for survey comple?on, aaending appointments, tex?ng photographical data, or fulfilling any important study requirements.
TEXT MESSAGES TRIGGERED FROM THIRD 11 PARTY SOFTWARE OR DEVICES
Two-‐way text messages can be triggered via third party soLware to achieve a variety of func?ons, such as reminding pa?ents to sync their wearable devices (fitness tracking, heart rate or blood pressure monitoring), or take them along a series of text-‐based interven?on messages as part of a study.
Text messaging enhances and integrates with REDCap and research data collec?on soLware. The op?ons are limitless.
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