Impact of Adolescent Vaccine Reminder Notices Sent Via Preferred Method of Communication on HPV Vaccination

Huong Nguyen, PhD

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Papillomavirus Vaccines

Treatments: Behavioral: Reminder Sent Via Mailed Letter; Behavioral: Reminder Sent Via Preferred Method of Communication

Study type: Interventional

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

Identifiers

NCT05148559

U01IP001093 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

MCL10517

Details and patient eligibility

About

Vaccine uptake in the United States is lower in rural areas, especially for HPV vaccine. Reminder/recall has been identified as an effective strategy to increase vaccination rates. This study will assess the impact by rurality of vaccine reminder notices sent via the parent's preferred method of communication on HPV vaccination among 12 year-old patients in a regional healthcare system.

Enrollment: 5,451 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Marshfield Clinic Health System patient aged 12 years with at least one preventive visit or two evaluation & management visits with a Marshfield Clinic Health System provider in the last 36 months
• Due for at least one adolescent vaccine (HPV, MenACWY, Tdap)

Exclusion criteria

• Primary care provider is not affiliated with Marshfield Clinic Health System
• Opted out of Marshfield Clinic Health System vaccine reminder notifications
• Missing or invalid contact information
• Deceased

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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5,451 participants in 2 patient groups

Enhanced Reminder

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Reminder Sent Via Preferred Method of Communication

Standard of Care

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Reminder Sent Via Mailed Letter