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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
Columbia University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Influenza focused on measuring 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 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

First Posted
December 30, 2012
Last Updated
June 22, 2014
Sponsor
Columbia University
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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

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