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Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders

Primary Purpose

Influenza Vaccination

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

United States

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Text Messages

About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Influenza Vaccination

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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 2013-2014 influenza season prior to randomization.

Sites / Locations

Columbia University

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

Intervention

Usual Care

Arm Description

Text Message

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Timeliness of vaccination

Days from start of intervention to vaccination

Secondary Outcome Measures

Receipt of influenza vaccine dose

Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by December 31, 2013

Receipt of Influenza vaccine dose, end of season

Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by March 31st, 2014

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT01942824

First Posted

September 8, 2013

Last Updated

June 22, 2014

Sponsor

Columbia University

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT01942824

Brief Title

Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders

Official Title

Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

June 2014

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

September 2013 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

March 2014 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

May 2014 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

Columbia University

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

Influenza infection leads to on average 24,0000 deaths and 150,000 hospitalizations annually. While vaccination is the cornerstone of preventing influenza infection, vaccination coverage in adults is low with only 35% vaccinated by end of November. Latino adults have the lowest coverage rates. Text message reminders have been used successfully for improving influenza vaccination for children. This study will assess the use of text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage rates in a 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 Vaccination

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Health Services Research

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Care ProviderOutcomes Assessor

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

7250 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Intervention

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Text Message

Arm Title

Usual Care

Arm Type

No Intervention

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

Text Messages

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Timeliness of vaccination

Description

Days from start of intervention to vaccination

Time Frame

6 months

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Receipt of influenza vaccine dose

Description

Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by December 31, 2013

Time Frame

15 weeks

Title

Receipt of Influenza vaccine dose, end of season

Description

Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by March 31st, 2014

Time Frame

28 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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 2013-2014 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

Facility Information:

Facility Name

Columbia University

City

State/Province

New York

ZIP/Postal Code

10032

Country

United States

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