Pilot Text Message for Influenza Vaccination
Primary Purpose
Influenza
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
text message
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Influenza focused on measuring Influenza vaccination
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- > or = 18 years of age,
- at least one visit to the AIM clinic during the previous year
- a cell phone number in the registration system
- fluent in English or Spanish. Exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receipt of influenza vaccination during the 2012-2013 influenza season prior to randomization.
Sites / Locations
- Columbia University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
text message
usual care
Arm Description
receipt of text message
usual care
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Receipt of an influenza vaccine dose
Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by the end of the influenza season
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01761734
Brief Title
Pilot Text Message for Influenza Vaccination
Official Title
Pilot Study of Text Message Reminders for Flu Vaccine For Adults
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
March 2013 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
May 2013 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Columbia University
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Influenza is an important and potentially preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, yet only 46% of U.S. adults were vaccinated by the end of the 2011-12 influenza season despite influenza vaccination being widely recommended, effective, and safe. Influenza vaccination rates are even lower in racial/ethnic minority groups. In order to address the problem of low influenza vaccination rates in minority adults, we plan to build on the well-accepted practice of immunization recall-reminders and the emerging practice of using text message to pilot the feasibility of using text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage rates in a low health literacy, largely minority, publicly insured adult population.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Influenza
Keywords
Influenza vaccination
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
1000 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
text message
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
receipt of text message
Arm Title
usual care
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
usual care
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
text message
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Receipt of an influenza vaccine dose
Description
Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by the end of the influenza season
Time Frame
March 31, 2013
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
> or = 18 years of age,
at least one visit to the AIM clinic during the previous year
a cell phone number in the registration system
fluent in English or Spanish. Exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
Receipt of influenza vaccination during the 2012-2013 influenza season prior to randomization.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Melissa Stockwell, MD MPH
Organizational Affiliation
Columbia University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Steven Shea, MD MS
Organizational Affiliation
Columbia University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jessica Singer, MD MPH
Organizational Affiliation
Columbia University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Columbia University
City
New York
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
10032
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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