Adult Influenza Vaccination Text Message Reminders

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Conditions studied: Influenza Vaccination

In brief

Influenza infection leads to on average 24,0000 deaths and 150,000 hospitalizations annually. While vaccination is the cornerstone of preventing influenza infection, vaccination coverage in adults is low with only 35% vaccinated by end of November. Latino adults have the lowest coverage rates. Text message reminders have been used successfully for improving influenza vaccination for children. This study will assess the use of text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage rates in a largely minority, publicly insured adult population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01942824

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

7250

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

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 2013-2014 influenza season prior to randomization.

Where it is running

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

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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