Text4Vax: Text Message Reminders for Pediatric COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccines 2024-25 Season
Purpose
This multi-site study assesses the impact of text message reminders on the receipt of COVID-19 and influenza text message reminders takes place primarily in practices from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network.
Conditions
- Influenza
- COVID-19
- Vaccination Hesitancy
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 6 Months and 17 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Child that: - is 6 months-17 year-old children - due for both a COVID-19 and influenza vaccine - Receives care at study site - Language listed in electronic health record is English or Spanish - Has not opted out of text messages from practice
Exclusion Criteria
- Has opted out of text messages from practice - Language listed in electronic health record is not English or Spanish
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Text message influenza and COVID-19 vaccine reminders |
Text message reminders for both influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations |
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Experimental Text message influenza vaccine reminders |
Text message reminders only for influenza vaccination |
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Experimental Text message COVID-19 vaccine reminders |
Text message reminders only for COVID-19 vaccination |
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No Intervention Usual Care |
Usual care has no text message |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT06603090
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Detailed Description
The study is to be conducted over the 1st season (September 2024-April 2025) as an effectiveness trial and the 2nd (September 2025-April 2026) as a replication study. This protocol covers the first season. Parents of eligible children who are 6 month-17 year-old who are due for both a COVID-19 and influenza vaccine will be sent text messages. Within each practice site, parents of eligible children will be randomized to receive either: 1) combined COVID-19 and influenza vaccine text message reminders, 2) COVID-19 reminders alone, 3) influenza reminders alone, or 4) no reminders (usual care). Randomization is to be stratified by practice site, age group and prior year's COVID-19/influenza vaccine history. Messages will be sent centrally and managed by the research team.