Impact of Patient Education on Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Community-dwelling Chinese Elderly

Impact of Patient Education on Influenza Vaccine Uptake Among Community-dwelling Chinese Elderly: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02741843

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2016-04-18

Start date

2015-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-05-06

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Conditions

Influenza, Human

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of brief face-to-face patient education in increasing uptake of influenza vaccine among Chinese elderly in the community.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPatient Education

Study design

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Cantonese speaking * Chinese

Exclusion criteria

* cognitively impaired * unable to communicate effectively * having known contraindication of vaccination * institutionalized

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
proportion of patients receiving influenza vaccination	three working days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
proportion of patients receiving influenza vaccination	five working days

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026