Status:

COMPLETED

Personalized Nudging to Increase Influenza Vaccinations

Lead Sponsor:

Geisinger Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Influenza, Human

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to prospectively test whether personalized, message-based nudges can increase flu vaccination compared with nudges that are not personalized or no nudges.

Detailed Description

On average, 8% of the US population gets sick from influenza each flu season. Since 2010, the annual disease burden of influenza in the U.S. has included 9-41 million illnesses, 140,000-710,000 hospit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18+
  • Has not received the 2024 flu vaccine according to the Geisinger electronic health record (EHR) prior to randomization
  • Has a non-acute, flu-shot eligible, in-person Geisinger appointment scheduled with enough time to be randomized
  • Has a Geisinger primary care provider

Exclusion

  • Cannot be contacted by SMS (e.g., due to insufficient/missing contact information in the EHR or because they opted out)
  • Appointment type or department not approved for outreach by Geisinger leadership at the time of outreach
  • Has an allergy to flu vaccines according to any EHR allergy table known to the study team
  • Has a health maintenance modifier indicating they are permanently discontinued from receiving a seasonal flu shot
  • Shares a phone number with someone who has already been enrolled

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 9 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

77482 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06566534

Start Date

September 9 2024

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

January 16 2025

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Geisinger Clinic

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822