Brief Influenza Vaccine Education to Pregnant Women

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Influenza; Infectious Disease; Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: Influenza Vaccine Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01772901

PIV-INT-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will conduct a brief educational intervention to pregnant women who have not yet received the influenza vaccine in this pregnancy to improve the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine.

Enrollment: 321 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• singleton pregnancy
• 18 years of age or older
• in at least the second trimester of pregnancy
• Cantonese speaking
• Hong Kong resident
• no serious medical or obstetrical complications
• have not yet received the influenza vaccine in this pregnancy
• staying in Hong Kong for at least two weeks after delivery.

Exclusion criteria

• not entitled to health benefits in Hong Kong (NEP)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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321 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual outpatient antenatal care consists of routine checking of the maternal and foetal health by either clinic midwives or obstetricians along with health education to promote a healthy pregnancy.

Influenza Vaccine Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group will receive a brief 5 to 10-minute educational talk by research nurse explaining the facts of influenza and influenza vaccine and answering participant questions.

Treatment:

Other: Influenza Vaccine Intervention