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sing text messages to boost COVID-19 vaccine booking rate

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Increasing uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among eligible adults aged 18 - 29 years in England
Not Applicable
Registration Number
ISRCTN15317247
Lead Sponsor
ational Health Service
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
4270000
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 18 - 29 years who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination
2. Registered in the NHSEI system with a mobile phone number
3. Haven't received an NHS COVID-19 SMS invitation via the national immunisation management service system

Exclusion Criteria

1. Adults not in the specified age band or not a resident in England
2. Adults residing in England who have already received or been invited for the NHS COVID-19 vaccine via the national immunisation management service system
3. Adults residing in England who have not registered with the NHS or are not reachable by the NHS via SMS

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Whether participants book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment (either online or by calling 119) within 72 hours of being sent the SMS invitation. This is a binary outcome, i.e. the booking status will be coded as 1 if the participant makes the booking within the time frame, and coded as 0 if they don't, measured using patient records
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Whether participants receive their first-dose vaccination within 14 days of being sent the SMS invitation. This is also a binary outcome, i.e. the vaccination status will be coded as 1 if participants receive a COVID-19 vaccination within the time frame, and coded as 0 if they don't measured using patient records<br> 2. Whether participants book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment (either online or by calling 119) within 14 days of being sent the SMS invitation. This is a binary outcome, i.e. the booking status will be coded as 1 if the participant makes the booking within the time frame, and coded as 0 if they don't measured using patient records<br>
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