Brief Influenza Vaccine Education to Pregnant Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Influenza; Pregnancy; Infectious Disease
• Interventions: Other: Influenza Vaccine Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01772901
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

The investigators will conduct a brief educational intervention to pregnant women who have not yet received the influenza vaccine in this pregnancy to improve the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-21
• Study Start: 2013-10
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 321

Inclusion Criteria

• singleton pregnancy
• 18 years of age or older
• in at least the second trimester of pregnancy
• Cantonese speaking
• Hong Kong resident
• no serious medical or obstetrical complications
• have not yet received the influenza vaccine in this pregnancy
• staying in Hong Kong for at least two weeks after delivery.

Exclusion Criteria

• not entitled to health benefits in Hong Kong (NEP)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Influenza Vaccine Intervention	Influenza Vaccine Intervention	The intervention group will receive a brief 5 to 10-minute educational talk by research nurse explaining the facts of influenza and influenza vaccine and answering participant questions.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The proportion of influenza vaccination	2 weeks postpartum	The proportion of influenza vaccination in the control and intervention groups

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the proportion of participants initiating discussion about influenza vaccine with their health care provider	2 weeks postpartum
The influenza and influenza vaccine knowledge of participants	2 weeks postpartum	The influenza and influenza vaccine knowledge of participants in the control and intervention groups after receiving the intervention.
the proportion of participants seeking out influenza vaccine	2 weeks postpartum

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Kwong Wah Hospital; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Queen Mary Hospital; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Tsan Yuk Hospital; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong