TextFluenza: Using Technology To Promote Flu Vaccination In Underserved Maternal And Child Populations

NCT01146912 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: AAAF0137R40MC17169-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30,537
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)recommends that the flu vaccine be administered annually to all children aged 6 months to 18 years as well as women who are pregnant during the influenza season. Nevertheless, targeting and mobilizing these populations has been difficult and influenza immunization rates nationwide remain low. Immunization reminder-recalls have been shown to be effective, but have had limited ability to rapidly identify and reach large target populations in a cost-effective manner. Evidence on how to optimally design these systems is not yet available and thus text message immunization alerts have not been widely implemented. The investigators propose to implement and evaluate tailored, targeted influenza text message reminders in urban pediatric and pregnant populations.

Conditions

Influenza

Keywords

Influenza, text message, vaccination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Influenza Immunization: Pediatric

  percentage of pediatric participants with influenza immunization by March 31 of 2011

  March 31, 2011

• Influenza Immunization: Pregnant Women

  percentage of pregnant participants with influenza immunization by December 31, 2011

  by December 31, 2011

• Influenza Immunization: Delayed Pediatric

  percentage of pediatric participants with influenza immunization by March 31 of 2012

  March 31, 2012

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Pediatric: Vaccinated at Influenza Clinic

  March 31, 2011

• Attendance at Appointment

  September-December 2011

Study Arms (2)

Text message vaccine reminders

EXPERIMENTAL

Receipt of text message vaccine reminders

Other: Text Message; Other: automated call

automated phone call from clinic

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Receipt of automated phone call from clinic

Other: automated call

Interventions

Text Message OTHER

Text message vaccine reminders

Also known as: Health services

Text message vaccine reminders

automated call OTHER

Automated call

Also known as: Health services

Text message vaccine reminders; automated phone call from clinic

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 6 months to 18 years at the beginning of current influenza season
• Children with one previous visit at participating pediatric community health center in last year
• Parent with cell phone number in registry
• Pregnant women Pilot (2010-2011 influenza seasons)
• Pregnant women who will be in their 2nd or 3rd trimester during the influenza season
• Own a cell phone with text message capability
• Randomized controlled Trial (2011-2012 influenza seasons)
• Pregnant and will be in their 2nd or 3rd trimester during the influenza season
• Cell phone number in registry

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Columbia University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Stockwell MS, Westhoff C, Kharbanda EO, Vargas CY, Camargo S, Vawdrey DK, Castano PM. Influenza vaccine text message reminders for urban, low-income pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Public Health. 2014 Feb;104 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):e7-12. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301620. Epub 2013 Dec 19.

  PMID: 24354839 DERIVED

• Stockwell MS, Kharbanda EO, Martinez RA, Vargas CY, Vawdrey DK, Camargo S. Effect of a text messaging intervention on influenza vaccination in an urban, low-income pediatric and adolescent population: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Apr 25;307(16):1702-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.502.

  PMID: 22535855 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Influenza, Human

Interventions

Health Services

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Orthomyxoviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Melissa Stockwell, MD MPH
• Organization: Columbia University

mss2112@columbia.edu

212-342-5372

Study Officials

• Melissa S Stockwell, MD MPH

  Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst Prof of Pediatrics and Population and Family Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2010
• First Posted: June 22, 2010
• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2012
• Study Completion: April 1, 2012
• Last Updated: October 7, 2015
• Results First Posted: May 31, 2013

Record last verified: 2015-09

Locations

US (1)