Influenza Vaccination
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALText Messages
Sponsors
Columbia University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timeliness of vaccination | 6 months | Days from start of intervention to vaccination |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt of influenza vaccine dose | 15 weeks | Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by December 31, 2013 |
| Receipt of Influenza vaccine dose, end of season | 28 weeks | Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by March 31st, 2014 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed