TextFluenza: Using Technology To Promote Flu Vaccination In Underserved Maternal And Child Populations

September 6, 2015 updated by: Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, Columbia University

TextFluenza: Using Technology To Promote Flu Vaccination In Underserved Maternal And Child Population

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)recommends that the flu vaccine be administered annually to all children aged 6 months to 18 years as well as women who are pregnant during the influenza season. Nevertheless, targeting and mobilizing these populations has been difficult and influenza immunization rates nationwide remain low. Immunization reminder-recalls have been shown to be effective, but have had limited ability to rapidly identify and reach large target populations in a cost-effective manner. Evidence on how to optimally design these systems is not yet available and thus text message immunization alerts have not been widely implemented. The investigators propose to implement and evaluate tailored, targeted influenza text message reminders in urban pediatric and pregnant populations.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30537

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Columbia University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 months to 50 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria Parents (2010-2011 and 2011-2012 influenza seasons)

  • Children aged 6 months to 18 years at the beginning of current influenza season
  • Children with one previous visit at participating pediatric community health center in last year
  • Parent with cell phone number in registry

Pregnant women Pilot (2010-2011 influenza seasons)

  • Pregnant women who will be in their 2nd or 3rd trimester during the influenza season
  • Own a cell phone with text message capability

Randomized controlled Trial (2011-2012 influenza seasons)

  • Pregnant and will be in their 2nd or 3rd trimester during the influenza season
  • Cell phone number in registry

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Text message vaccine reminders
Receipt of text message vaccine reminders
Other: Text Message
Text message vaccine reminders
Other Names:
  • Health services
Other: automated call
Automated call
Other Names:
  • Health services
Active Comparator: automated phone call from clinic
Receipt of automated phone call from clinic
Other: automated call
Automated call
Other Names:
  • Health services

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Influenza Immunization: Pediatric
Time Frame: March 31, 2011
percentage of pediatric participants with influenza immunization by March 31 of 2011
March 31, 2011
Influenza Immunization: Pregnant Women
Time Frame: by December 31, 2011
percentage of pregnant participants with influenza immunization by December 31, 2011
by December 31, 2011
Influenza Immunization: Delayed Pediatric
Time Frame: March 31, 2012
percentage of pediatric participants with influenza immunization by March 31 of 2012
March 31, 2012

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pediatric: Vaccinated at Influenza Clinic
Time Frame: March 31, 2011
percentage of pediatric participants vaccinated at an influenza immunization clinic by March 31 of 2011
March 31, 2011
Attendance at Appointment
Time Frame: September-December 2011
percentage of pregnant participants who attended an appointment a reminder for from Sept-December 2011
September-December 2011

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Columbia University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAAF0137
  • R40MC17169-01 (Other Grant/Funding Number: R40MC17169-01)

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