Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders

June 22, 2014 updated by: Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, Columbia University
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

7250

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
      • NY, 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Usual Care
Experimental: Intervention
Text Message
Behavioral: Text Messages

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Timeliness of vaccination
Time Frame: 6 months
Days from start of intervention to vaccination
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Receipt of influenza vaccine dose
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by December 31, 2013
15 weeks
Receipt of Influenza vaccine dose, end of season
Time Frame: 28 weeks
Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by March 31st, 2014
28 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Columbia University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Steven Shea, MD, MS, Columbia University

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

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 16, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 22, 2014

Last Verified

June 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAAK5058_2

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