Childhood Influenza Vaccination, School-located Influenza Vaccination
Conditions
Keywords
Influenza vaccination rates, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Brief summary
Children whose parents receive text reminders are more likely to be consented to participate in the school located influenza vaccination clinic than children whose parents do not receive text reminders.
Interventions
OTHERText message notification
Three text messages will be sent to 50% of the parents, scheduled around the standard methods of communication
Sponsors
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Rochester
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
SLIV will be offered at all schools in an urban school district. Students will be randomized into either SLIV + standard communication about SLIV or SLIV + standard communication + text message reminders.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Enrolled in the urban school district
Exclusion criteria
\- Attends a school in the urban district containing a school-based health center
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Influenza vaccination status | Through January, 2018 | Vaccination status for the 2017/2018 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 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed