Study of Adolescent Immunization Recall Systems

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Immunization, Reminder Systems

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether contacting the parents of adolescents overdue for routine vaccines or contacting both the parents AND adolescents overdue to routine vaccines improves immunization rates as compared to usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01390363

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

420

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-13

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• at least 13 years of age and under 18 years of age
• had a billing code for an annual physical exam in the past 3 years at the Adolescent/Young Adult Medical Practice at Children's Hospital Boston
• immunization record shows one of the following: no tetanus containing vaccine in the previous 5 years; no MCV4 vaccine; and/or has received the 1st VZV vaccine but not the 2nd VZV vaccine and has no documented history of the chicken pox

You may not qualify if…

• immunization record shows no vaccines or only influenza vaccines
• sibling enrolled in the study
• in the custody of the Department of Youth Services
• in the custody of the Department of Child and Family Services

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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