Pediatric Vaccinations

• Conditions: Pediatric ALL; Vaccination; Immunization
• Interventions: Behavioral: Text messaging

• Registration Number: NCT04936776
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

As the Covid-19 pandemic hit New York City in the spring of 2020, many families were home-bound due to the city-wide lockdown. As a result, families in New York City were unable to attend their child's healthcare appointments and many young children did not receive their regularly-scheduled vaccinations. Parts of the city-wide lockdown did eventually lift in the summer of 2020 as positive Covid-19 virus rates declined in NYC. However, regularly scheduled vaccination rates (non-Covid-related) remain low. Yet, it is critical that young children receive their mandatory vaccines in a timely manner to decrease the chance of contracting preventable illnesses. Thus, the investigators seek to increase vaccination rates among children ages 0-2 years in Sunset Park Brooklyn.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-09
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-22
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-23
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-16
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-30
• Study Completion: 2025-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1203

Inclusion Criteria

• Children ages 0-2 years with delayed vaccinations (due for vaccine and due soon) in NYU Brooklyn Family Health Centers network.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children above the age of 2 who do not attend NYU Brooklyn Family Health Centers network

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Text message 2	Text messaging	Text messaging frame = importance of vaccines. Text parents of children 0-2 years old who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn Family Health Center network.
Text message 1	Text messaging	Text messaging frame = safety and cleanness of clinic site. Text parents of children 0-2 years old who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn Family Health Center network.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in pediatric vaccination rate among children ages 0-2 years (proportion of vaccines due per person)	Baseline - 1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of scheduled appointments	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NYU Langone Health; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States