Childhood Influenza Vaccination, School-located Influenza Vaccination
Conditions
Keywords
Influenza Vaccination Rates
Brief summary
A cluster-randomized trial (clustering by school) was conducted in Monroe County, NY. Twenty middle and high schools were paired based on several characteristics and randomized within pairs to receiving a school-based influenza vaccination clinic or not (control).
Detailed description
The overarching goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of offering school-based influenza vaccination clinics during school hours on influenza vaccination rates. A cluster-randomized trial (clustering by school) was conducted in Monroe County, NY. Twenty middle and high schools were paired based on several characteristics including urban/suburban,school grade-span (6-8th, 9-12th), school size, percent of students eligible for free or reduced school lunch, and influenza vaccination rates in the previous season among students in the school. School were randomized within pairs, with one school offering a school-based influenza vaccination clinic or and one school not offering the clinic (control).
Interventions
OTHERSchool-located Influenza Vaccination
Children in the intervention arm are enrolled in schools in Monroe County, New York that are offering school-located influenza vaccination clinics during school hours
Sponsors
University of Rochester
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
University of California, Los Angeles
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
The investigator is not aware of the allocation at the level of the patient. In addition, the investigator is not involved in vaccine verification (data collection involving patient-level vaccination status)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Currently enrolled students of a participating school
Exclusion criteria
* Not a currently enrolled student of a participating school
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza vaccination status as recorded in the NY state registry (NYSIIS) | Within one year | Vaccination status for the 2014/2015 influenza season will be assessed. The vaccination date will be recorded, as well as the provider name, to determine whether vaccine was received at the school-located influenza clinic |
Outcome results
None listed