Influenza and Text Messaging in Pregnancy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

A randomized, controlled clinical trial to assess whether text messaging to an outpatient obstetric population can improve maternal influenza vaccine uptake.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01248520

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

216

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-13

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pregnant women less than 28 weeks estimated gestation age
• Between 14-50 years of age
• Willing to provide informed consent and undergo necessary study procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Unwillingness or inability to receive text messages
• Receipt of the current season's influenza vaccine or plan to receive the influenza vaccine on the day of the enrollment visit
• Reported history of adverse reaction precluding receipt of the vaccine
• Unwillingness or inability to provide informed consent and comply with study criteria.

Where it is running

• Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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