Vaccine Health Literacy Related Text Message Reminders to Increase Receipt of Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine for Young, Low Income, Urban Children

July 19, 2015 updated by: Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, Columbia University

Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Vaccine Health Literacy Related Text Message Reminders to Increase Receipt of Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine for Young, Low Income, Urban Children

Influenza remains a potentially significant and largely preventable source of morbidity and mortality, yet vaccine coverage is low. Young children are at particular risk for underimmunization because they may need to receive 2 doses in a current season. Even among those young children that initiate vaccination, only 40% receive the important second dose, yet one dose does not confer adequate protection. Low-income, urban children may be at particular risk of not receiving two doses. While traditional mail and phone immunization reminders notifying families that a vaccine is due have had limited efficacy in low-income, urban populations, we have demonstrated the success of using text messages. Comparing the effectiveness of different forms of reminders on receipt of this critical second dose of influenza vaccine has not been studied. Besides failure to remember to return for subsequent doses, receipt of 2 doses of influenza vaccine in a season can be affected by limited health literacy regarding influenza vaccination, particularly associated with understanding the need for a second dose since not all children require it. Text messaging offers the ability to combine health literacy promoting information and reminders in a scalable, efficient manner for populations at high risk for underimmunization, limited health literacy, and influenza spread. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine whether the provision of interactive vaccine health literacy-promoting information in text message vaccine reminders improves receipt and timeliness of the second dose of influenza vaccine within a season for underserved children in need of two doses.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

660

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

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 9 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parenting adult of child age 6 months through 8 years
  • Child receives care at study site (visit in last 12 mths)
  • child received influenza vaccine and needs a second this season
  • Parent has cell phone has text message capability
  • Parent speak English or Spanish
  • Can read text messages

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parent does not speak English or Spanish
  • Parent does not have cell phone with text messages

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: Educational Text Message
Educational text message reminder
Other: Text Message
Other: Written reminder
Experimental: Plain Text Message
plain text message reminder
Other: Text Message
Other: Written reminder
Other: Written reminder only
written reminder at time of vaccination
Other: Written reminder

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Receipt of 2nd Dose of the Influenza Vaccine.
Time Frame: by April 30th after receipt of first dose (up to 8 months)
by April 30th after receipt of first dose (up to 8 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Subjects Who Receive the 2nd Dose of the Influenza Vaccine on Time.
Time Frame: by 42 days after dose of first vaccination
by 42 days after dose of first vaccination

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Columbia University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 8, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 8, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

August 10, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAAJ9354

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