Behavioral Nudge Texts for Flu Vaccination
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
Influenza infection leads to significant morbidity and mortality each year. Influenza vaccines can reduce the risk of flu and the severity of flu illness, In addition, flu vaccinations can reduce flu complications such as pneumonia or worsening of chronic heart or lung disease. Each year, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado offers influenza vaccines to patients at no cost either at primary care clinic appointments or flu walk-in clinics in the fall prior to the upcoming flu season. In addition, as part of clinic appointment reminder text messages, there is a message to get the flu vaccine for patients who have not received the vaccine prior to the clinic visit. Building on these flu reminder text messages for patients who have not received a flu vaccine, this study will test different behavioral nudge text messages to improve influenza vaccination rates.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Michael Ho, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator
Kaiser Permanente
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
The Kaiser Colorado Flu Nudge trial is for patients aged 6 months and older who haven't had their flu shot by the time they get a reminder text for their primary care clinic appointment. For kids under 18, the caregiver gets the message.Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Intervention
Participants receive different behavioral nudge text messages to improve influenza vaccination rates
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for flu vaccination status and time to vaccination
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Behavioral economics framed test messaging
Trial Overview
This study tests different 'nudge' text messages based on behavioral economics to see if they can increase flu vaccination rates among Kaiser Permanente of Colorado patients.
How Is the Trial Designed?
3
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Patients will receive a positively framed text message to get the flu vaccine
Patients will receive a convenience framed text message to get the flu vaccine
Patients will receive the usual flu vaccine text message reminder
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Kaiser Permanente
Lead Sponsor
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