Preparing a telephone survey for use in the next flu pandemic (Flu TElephone Survey Template - Flu TEST)

Evaluating and improving communication with the public during a pandemic, using rapid turn-around telephone surveys

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN40930724

Enrollment

1157

Registered

2012-09-10

Start date

2012-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Influenza Infections and Infestations Influenza

Interventions

Cognitive Interviews: Up to three rounds of cognitive interviews will be used to test our newly developed items for their comprehensibility, face validity and usability in the context of a telephone i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants must be aged 18 or over and able to speak English. 2. Participants will also be able to complete our telephone survey in Welsh, if they prefer.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Our primary outcomes are the reliability and validity of our new questionnaire measures. We will use exploratory factor analysis to assess the clustering of those items that we intend to use as scales using data derived from the first survey. Internal reliability of scales will be tested using Cronbach?s alphas, item-total correlations and inter-item correlations. Test-retest reliability will be calculated using intra-class coefficients and weighted Kappa coefficients.	—

Measure

Time frame

Our primary outcomes are the reliability and validity of our new questionnaire measures. We will use exploratory factor analysis to assess the clustering of those items that we intend to use as scales using data derived from the first survey. Internal reliability of scales will be tested using Cronbach?s alphas, item-total correlations and inter-item correlations. Test-retest reliability will be calculated using intra-class coefficients and weighted Kappa coefficients.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
We will assess predictors of non-response for our follow-up survey	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026