Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders With Electronic Health Record Alerts

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Influenza
• Interventions: Behavioral: text message

• Registration Number: NCT02284594
• Lead Sponsor: Columbia University

Brief Summary

Influenza infection leads to on average 3000-49,0000 deaths and 150,000 hospitalizations annually. While vaccination is the cornerstone of preventing influenza infection, vaccination coverage in adults is low. Latino adults have the lowest coverage rates. Text message reminders have been used successfully for improving influenza vaccination for children. This study will assess the use of text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage rates in a largely minority, publicly insured adult population. We will also assess if the patient having received a text message makes the patient more likely to accept vaccination when their provider has received in electronic alert regarding need for influenza vaccination in the electronic health record.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11
• Study First Submitted: 2014-11-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-11-04
• Study First Posted: 2014-11-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4026

Inclusion Criteria

• > or = 18 years of age
• at least one visit to the AIM clinic during previous 6 months
• a cell phone number in the registration system
• fluent in English or Spanish

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Exclusion Criteria

• Receipt of influenza vaccination during the 2014-2015 influenza season prior to randomization

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
text message	text message	Receipt of series of text messages regarding influenza vaccination

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
influenza vaccination	up to 5 months	receipt of influenza vaccine

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
influenza vaccination	up to 2 months	receipt of influenza vaccine
captured opportunity	up to 5 months	receipt of influenza vaccination during a visit

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Columbia University Medical Center/ NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States