Text Message Nudges for COVID-19 Vaccination

NCT05037201 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RAS20210002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality across the world. Effective vaccines are now available but underutilized. In July 2021, Ascension Health implemented a mandate requiring all employees to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine by November 12th. In August 2021, the number of COVID-19 cases in the US increased rapidly, specifically in states with lower vaccination rates, many of which are served by Ascension Health facilities. In this study, we will evaluate a rapidly deployed health system initiative to use text messaging to nudge Ascension employees who have not yet been vaccinated to commit to a date and receive vaccination.

Conditions

Covid19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Percent receiving COVID-19 Vaccine

  The percent of participants that receive the COVID-19 vaccine within 2 weeks of the intervention.

  2 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Time to receive COVID-19 vaccine

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

The control arm will receive usual health system messaging about the importance and deadlines for receiving COVID-19 vaccination.

Text message

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention arm will receive a text message stating that the vaccine is reserved for them on a specific date. They will have the ability to reschedule to a different day, opt-out of this text messaging intervention, or if previously vaccinated they can upload documentation to the Ascension website.

Behavioral: Text message

Interventions

Text message BEHAVIORAL

The intervention arm will receive a text message stating that the vaccine is reserved for them on a specific date. They will have the ability to reschedule to a different day, opt-out of this text messaging intervention, or if previously vaccinated they can upload documentation to the Ascension website.

Text message

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Ascension Associate Employee

You may not qualify if:

• Prior vaccination for COVID-19
• Exemption from COVID-19 vaccination

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mitesh Patel: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ascension

St Louis, Missouri, 63134, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Patel MS, Fogel R, Winegar AL, Horseman C, Ottenbacher A, Habash S, Dukes JL, Brinson TC, Price SC, Masoudi FA, Cacchione J, Yehia BR. Effect of Text Message Reminders and Vaccine Reservations on Adherence to a Health System COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2222116. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22116.

  PMID: 35857327 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA

  Ascension

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: VP, Ascension

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 7, 2021
• First Posted: September 8, 2021
• Study Start: October 11, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 25, 2021
• Study Completion: November 8, 2021
• Last Updated: April 25, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)