Pilot Text Message for Influenza Vaccination

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Conditions studied: Influenza

In brief

Influenza is an important and potentially preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, yet only 46% of U.S. adults were vaccinated by the end of the 2011-12 influenza season despite influenza vaccination being widely recommended, effective, and safe. Influenza vaccination rates are even lower in racial/ethnic minority groups. In order to address the problem of low influenza vaccination rates in minority adults, we plan to build on the well-accepted practice of immunization recall-reminders and the emerging practice of using text message to pilot the feasibility of using text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage rates in a low health literacy, largely minority, publicly insured adult population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01761734

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

1000

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-06-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• Receipt of influenza vaccination during the 2012-2013 influenza season prior to randomization.

Where it is running

• Columbia University — New York, New York, United States

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