200 Participants Needed

Digital Storytelling for Flu Vaccination in Children

Recruiting at 1 trial location
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Overseen ByJoshua Williams, MD
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Denver Health and Hospital Authority
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)
Approved in 1 JurisdictionThis treatment is already approved in other countries

Trial Summary

Do I have to stop taking my current medications for this trial?

The trial protocol does not specify whether participants need to stop taking their current medications.

What data supports the effectiveness of the treatment Digital Storytelling for Flu Vaccination in Children?

Research shows that digital storytelling can be a powerful tool in healthcare, helping to educate and engage both patients and healthcare providers. It has been used effectively to improve understanding and empathy in various settings, such as nursing education and oncology care, suggesting it could also be beneficial in promoting flu vaccination in children.12345

Is digital storytelling for flu vaccination in children safe?

The research does not provide specific safety data for digital storytelling interventions, but it discusses the use of mobile apps for reporting adverse events after flu vaccinations, suggesting that such digital tools are generally accepted and can help monitor vaccine safety.678910

How is the Digital Storytelling treatment for flu vaccination in children different from other treatments?

Digital Storytelling is unique because it uses personal stories combined with digital media to make health messages more relatable and memorable, which can be more effective than traditional factual information in encouraging vaccination.1112131415

What is the purpose of this trial?

While the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted health disparities, Black children have unduly suffered and died from seasonal influenza for decades. Through sustained partnership with Black community stakeholders, novel community-engaged research methods, and an innovative intervention approach, this proposal will explore, develop, and test a Digital Storytelling intervention to reduce influenza vaccination disparities in Black children aged 6 months to 5 years. This project will advance our understanding of engagement methods and interventions that improve health equity and serve as a model for future work to address vaccination disparities, ensuring all individuals have the chance to fulfill their potential free of preventable diseases.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for Black children aged 6 months to 5 years. The goal is to explore and test a new way of encouraging flu vaccinations through digital storytelling, aiming to reduce the gap in vaccination rates.

Inclusion Criteria

Caregivers of a child who is empaneled at Denver Health (e.g. had 1 well child visit in last 18 months)
Child has no medical contraindications to vaccination (e.g., severe allergy to one of the vaccine ingredients, history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome)
My child will be between 6 months and 5 years old during the flu season of the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

Caregivers whose first language is not English

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

5 months
In-person recruitment in clinic waiting rooms

Intervention

Caregivers receive a series of 6 monthly texts with embedded digital stories and accompanying health messaging

6 months

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for child influenza vaccination status and caregivers' perceptions of intervention feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness

6 months

Treatment Details

Interventions

  • Digital Storytelling
Trial Overview The study is testing whether using digital stories can help increase flu vaccination rates among young Black children. It's an innovative approach that involves community engagement and could serve as a model for addressing similar health disparities.
Participant Groups
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Digital storytelling groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Caregivers will receive a series of digital stories by text message designed to increase influenza vaccine confidence.
Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention
Caregivers will receive standard care.

Digital Storytelling is already approved in United States for the following indications:

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Approved in United States as Digital Storytelling Intervention for:
  • Reducing pediatric influenza vaccination disparities in Black children aged 6 months to 5 years

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Lead Sponsor

Trials
106
Recruited
403,000+

Findings from Research

An educational intervention using digital storytelling was implemented to support families and nurses during acute illness, involving 160 nurse participants who reported positive feedback on their experiences.
Family members (n = 49) experienced significant improvements in their perceptions of support after the intervention, indicating that the approach effectively enhanced family-centered care in nursing practice.
An Educational Intervention Incorporating Digital Storytelling to Implement Family Nursing Practice in Acute Care Settings.Beierwaltes, P., Clisbee, D., Eggenberger, SK.[2021]
Health care providers (HCPs) found digital stories created by pediatric and adolescent oncology patients to be powerful tools that enhance their understanding of patient experiences, impacting their personal and professional perspectives.
The study suggests that these digital stories can be effectively used for educating newly diagnosed families and training new staff, potentially leading to improved patient care and decision-making in healthcare settings.
"Stories Take Your Role Away From You": Understanding the Impact on Health Care Professionals of Viewing Digital Stories of Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Patients.Laing, CM., Moules, NJ., Estefan, A., et al.[2018]
A story-based intervention was developed to communicate health information to parents of children with croup, incorporating feedback from parents to ensure the stories were relatable and informative.
Focus group evaluations indicated that parents preferred the story format over traditional medical information sheets, as it made understanding health information easier, although challenges remained in balancing storytelling with evidence-based content.
Storytelling as a communication tool for health consumers: development of an intervention for parents of children with croup. Stories to communicate health information.Hartling, L., Scott, S., Pandya, R., et al.[2021]

References

An Educational Intervention Incorporating Digital Storytelling to Implement Family Nursing Practice in Acute Care Settings. [2021]
"Stories Take Your Role Away From You": Understanding the Impact on Health Care Professionals of Viewing Digital Stories of Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Patients. [2018]
Storytelling as a communication tool for health consumers: development of an intervention for parents of children with croup. Stories to communicate health information. [2021]
Reducing Digital Storytelling Implementation Barriers in Nursing Education Workshops. [2020]
Stories That Heal: Understanding the Effects of Creating Digital Stories With Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Patients. [2018]
Knowledge and Perceptions of Adverse Events Following Immunization among Healthcare Professionals in Africa: A Case Study from Ghana. [2020]
User preferences for a mobile application to report adverse events following vaccination. [2020]
Postmarketing Safety Monitoring After Influenza Vaccination Using a Mobile Health App: Prospective Longitudinal Feasibility Study. [2021]
An evaluation of the feasibility and usability of a proof of concept mobile app for adverse event reporting post influenza vaccination. [2022]
Assessing vaccine safety communication with healthcare providers in a large urban county. [2015]
Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Congruent Digital Storytelling Intervention in Vietnamese and Korean American Mothers of Human Papillomavirus-Vaccinated Children: Feasibility and Acceptability Study. [2023]
Intervention studies to encourage vaccination using narrative: a systematic scoping review protocol. [2022]
13.United Statespubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Exploring parents' views of the use of narratives to promote childhood vaccination online. [2023]
Using human-centred design to tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for children and youth: a protocol for a mixed-methods study in Montreal, Canada. [2022]
15.United Statespubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Telling stories of vaccine-preventable diseases: why it works. [2013]
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