Assessment, Feedback, Incentive, Exchange (AFIX OB) A Customizable Quality Improvement Intervention to Increase Maternal Vaccine Uptake (AFIX-OB)

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Influenza; Whooping Cough

Treatments: Behavioral: AFIX-OB Quality Improvement Package

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04678271

2000027357

1U01IP001110-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the AFIX-OB model to determine its impact on the change in flu and pertussis (Tdap) uptake, provider knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and patient knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding maternal vaccination. The structure of the model and quality improvement interventions are guided by theory including the elaboration likelihood model and P3 model. These quality improvement measures will be implemented in OB clinics within the Yale New Haven Health System.

Enrollment: 202 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between 18-50 years of age
• Currently pregnant and gestational age <26 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Already enrolled in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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202 participants in 2 patient groups

AFIX-OB Intervention Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Practices randomized to this arm will choose from a suite of quality improvement interventions that address patient, provider, and practice-level factors relating to maternal vaccination.

Treatment:

Behavioral: AFIX-OB Quality Improvement Package

Control Arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Practices randomized to this arm will continue to provide their normal standard of care to pregnant patients at their practice.