Use of an Electronic Medical Record in the Primary Care Setting to Improve Herpes Zoster Vaccination Rates

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Herpes Zoster Disease
• Interventions: Other: An informational packet regarding shingles and the HZV was sent to patients identified by the EMR

• Registration Number: NCT01519570
• Lead Sponsor: Ohio State University

Brief Summary

Despite the significant benefits of herpes zoster vaccine (HZV), vaccination rates remain low. Electronic medical records (EMR) can serve as a practical strategy to better facilitate the application of preventative health care, such as increasing immunization rates. A new care model that can increase the herpes zoster vaccination rate, as well as other preventative health services, is warranted. The objective of this study is to investigate if the functions of an EMR, in combination with a pharmacist as part of the care team, can improve the herpes zoster vaccination rate.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-12
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-24
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-27
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Results First Submitted: 2018-08-27
• Results First Submitted QC: 2018-08-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-27
• Results First Posted: 2019-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2589

Inclusion Criteria

• Greater than 60 years of age

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Exclusion Criteria

• Documented herpes zoster vaccine in the EMR

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
An informational packet regarding shingles and the HZV	An informational packet regarding shingles and the HZV was sent to patients identified by the EMR	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Who Received the Herpes Zoster Vaccine	6 months	Six months after the intervention, a second EMR report was generated to determine the change in vaccination rate of both the intervention and control groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amount of Time Required by a Clinical Pharmacist to Manage This Workflow	6 months
Difference in Vaccination Rates Between Patients Who Recieved a Mailed Letter Versus a Secure Email	6 months	Difference in vaccination rates between patients sent communications via US postal service (USPS) and those sent communications via electronic patient portal (EPP)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Ohio State University Martha Morehouse General Internal Medicine Clinic; 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States