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Purpose

The study will test two tactics to improve uptake of two vaccines in adults. The vaccines prevent COVID-19 and influenza. Both are common and harmful. Most adults do not get either vaccine. This is despite strong recommendations that all adults get both vaccines. The study will involve adult patients at eight Mayo Clinic primary care practices in Rochester and Kasson. The study will test the two tactics together. Four clinics will get the two tactics. The other four clinics will not. The study will randomly assign the two tactics to the clinics. One tactic is to send a letter by US mail to the patient. The letter will state strong recommendations on getting both vaccines now. It will tell patients how to get the vaccines now. The second tactic is to send monthly emails to clinicians. It will remind them to use every visit to vaccinate patients against COVID-19 and influenza. The study will compare the uptake of the two vaccines after six months in the clinics with and without the two tactics.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 19 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients 19 years and older - Patients empaneled to 1 of 8 adult primary care practices as of September 2024

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients 18 years or younger - Patients not empaneled to 1 of 8 adult primary care practices as of September 2024

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Patient letter and clinician communication 		Each patient will be mailed a letter and each patient's clinician will receive a monthly email communicating information about making a strong recommendation for influenza and COVID-19 vaccination
  • Behavioral: Patient letter and clinician communication
    Single mailing to patients from practice with a reminder that the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines are due, and monthly emailing to the patients' clinicians with information about how to make a strong recommendation for those vaccines
    Other names:
    • Reminder systems
    • Clinician communication
No Intervention
No intervention 		No intervention

Recruiting Locations

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota 55902
Contact:
Lila J Rutten, PhD
1+507-292-2437
rutten.lila@mayo.edu

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota 55905
Contact:
Lila J Rutten, PhD, MPH
507-293-2341
rutten.lila@mayo.edu

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota 55905

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06646406
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Mayo Clinic

Study Contact

Nicole L. Larson, MPH
507-284-2511
larson.nicole2@mayo.edu

Notice

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