Text Reminders to Immunize in a Managed Care Organization

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Conditions studied: Human Papilloma Virus

In brief

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a managed care-based HPV vaccination reminder/recall system using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) across diverse practices and patient populations. The trial will measure the effectiveness of text messaging reminder/recall on (a) improving initiation and (b) completion rate of the HPV vaccine series; (c) decreasing the time between vaccine doses; and (d) improving rates of preventive visits for adolescents The hypotheses are that text-messaged reminders to parents of adolescents will result in improved rates of HPV vaccine series initiation, HPV vaccine series completion, will decrease the intervals between vaccine doses and will improve rates of preventive care among adolescents. Parents receiving specific text-messaged reminders about services (i.e. HPV vaccination, well child care visits) for which their adolescent is due will be compared to a control group of parents receiving general health tips through text messages.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01806714

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

3812

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-26

Who can join

Age: 11 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 11-<18 years
• Member of MCO for >6 months
• Opted in to receive texted reminders from MCO

Where it is running

• University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States

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