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Behavioral Intervention

Text messaging for Vaccine Hesitancy

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Daniella Meeker, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Southern California
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether text messages reminding people of transportation resources for getting the flu shot will increase influenza vaccination rates.

Eligible Conditions
  • Vaccine Hesitancy
  • Influenza

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Vaccination
Secondary outcome measures
Heterogeneity of treatment effects for demographics and distance

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Standard Texts with Transportation messagingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients randomized to this study arm will receive standard texts plus transportation messaging including a phone number for patients to reserve transportation to a vaccination appointment based on MediCal health plan transportation resources: #FirstName#, your flu shot is ready! Call your clinic at #ExternalRefNo# or visit the LA Health Portal at http://bit.ly/BookFluShot if you want this shot held for you. You can call #Health Plan Phone Number# to schedule a free ride for your flu shot through #HealthPlanName#.
Group II: Standard TextsActive Control1 Intervention
Patients randomized to this study arm will receive a standard text reminding them about the importance of influenza vaccination. The standard texts will include a clinic call back number and patient portal self-scheduling for patients to schedule their influenza vaccines: #FirstName#, your flu shot is ready! Call your clinic at #ExternalRefNo# or visit the LA Health Portal at http://bit.ly/BookFluShot if you want this shot held for you.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Text messaging
2013
Completed Phase 4
~238080

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthOTHER_GOV
19 Previous Clinical Trials
311,208 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Vaccine Hesitancy
66 Patients Enrolled for Vaccine Hesitancy
University of California, Los AngelesOTHER
1,528 Previous Clinical Trials
10,040,451 Total Patients Enrolled
University of Southern CaliforniaLead Sponsor
905 Previous Clinical Trials
1,360,487 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is it feasible to enroll in this experiment at the present time?

"The data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this particular medical study is not actively recruiting patients. The trial was initially posted on September 22nd 2022 and last updated October 28th 2022. Despite the inactivity of this specific research, there are currently 70 other trials seeking enrolment from volunteers."

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~94400 spots leftby Apr 2025