Investigating the Effectiveness of a Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Promotion Campaign for Members of a Non-Profit, Community-Based Health Insurance Plan: 2018-2019

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Influenza, Vaccination
• Interventions: Behavioral: Messaging; Behavioral: Incentive

• Registration Number: NCT03700281
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Brief Summary

• This study will assess the effect of promotional messaging and incentives encouraging influenza vaccination in the Sendero IdealCare policy holders during the 2018-2019 Flu Season. The intervention will consist of influenza vaccination promotion/reminders from Sendero Health Plans to subscribers, including text messages, emails, and tailored direct mail outs, i.e. postcard or a personalized letter, and incentive. The study population consists of approximately 22,500 subscribers enrolled in Sendero IdealCare Plan. The intervention will last approximately four months. The primary endpoints, assessed through administrative claims data, will be getting a flu shot during the 2018-2019 season. Data collected through this study will be used to determine effective components of influenza vaccination promotion campaigns used by a health insurance plan.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-10-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-04
• Study Start: 2018-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-09
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-31
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-23
• Study Completion: 2019-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22584

Inclusion Criteria

• Enrollment in Sendero IdealCare health plan as of August 1, 2018
• Age 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

• A coverage termination date listed prior to December 31, 2018.
• Sendero member records lack both a phone number and email address.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Messaging plus incentive	Incentive	Group will be sent flu vaccine promotion messages via text, email and U.S. Mail, and will be eligible to receive a gift card as incentive for receiving flu vaccine
Messaging	Messaging	Group will be sent flu vaccine promotion messages via text, email and U.S. Mail
Messaging plus incentive	Messaging	Group will be sent flu vaccine promotion messages via text, email and U.S. Mail, and will be eligible to receive a gift card as incentive for receiving flu vaccine

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Influenza vaccination	three months	Receipt of an influenza vaccination documented by medical or pharmacy claim.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas System Population Health; 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States