MD2Me - Texting to Promote Chronic Disease Management
MD2Me - Texting to Promote Chronic Disease Management
UCSD researchers are conducting a study aimed to develop and evaluate a chronic disease self
 management web and text message based program on health-related self-efficacy and frequency
 of adolescent-conducted healthcare interactions. We hypothesize that users of the program
 will demonstrate greater gains between baseline and 8 month measures of health related
 self-efficacy and adolescent-conducted healthcare interactions as compared to the usual care
 comparison group.
The MD2Me study (or also known as TAHLC), sponsored by the National Institutes of Health is a
 2-year randomized controlled trial to develop and test a text message and Internet based
 intervention among adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis, type 1 diabetes, or
 inflammatory bowel disease. Adolescents and young adults have been a difficult population to
 engage in healthcare. It is estimated that 1 in 5 adolescents do not get the healthcare they
 need. Interventions must address how the healthcare system can engage adolescents with
 chronic disease and provide opportunities to discuss health-related matters and improve
 disease outcomes.

 This study will help fill multiple gaps in the literature by exploring the utility of a push
 AND pull SMS texting-based application for chronic disease management among youth. Based on
 social cognitive theory, the intervention will use accessible technology to promote disease
 management among adolescents with chronic disease as they transition to adult care. The
 popularity and usage of SMS already demonstrated by adolescents suggests notable promise for
 the SMS-based TAHLC program to promote chronic disease self-management and healthcare
 engagement with substantial positive impacts on health among youth with chronic disease.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  ages 14 - 22 years

 -  have cystic fibrosis, type 1 diabetes, or inflammatory bowel disease for at least 6
 months

 -  have access to the internet

 -  speak English

 -  has a parent that speaks English or Spanish (if primary participant is under 18)

 -  willingness to attend assessment visits

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  pregnant or have children

 -  have a history of substance abuse or other psychiatric disorder that would impair
 compliance with study protocol