Influenza Vaccination in the Emergency Department

University of Arizona

Status: Completed

Conditions: Influenza

Treatments: Drug: Influenza Vaccination; Behavioral: Education and referral

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00822627

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized controlled trial of influenza vaccination versus referral for vaccination in the Emergency department. Is the Emergency Department an effective venue for vaccination for influenza? Does vaccination for influenza in the Emergency Department change the rates of influenza, influenza-like-illness or medical provider visits when compared with patient referred for vaccination in the community?

Full description

This study is a prospective randomized, controlled trial of influenza vaccination vs referral for influenza vaccination in the Emergency Department. Subjects are either offered vaccination or education regarding vaccination and a list of community providers. At a four-month follow up, rates of influenza, influenza-like illness and number of medical provider visits are determined.

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6+ months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unvaccinated patients presenting to the Emergency Department aged 6 months or more who have at least one high risk attribute:
• Age 6-59 months or >50 years
• Pregnant
• Health care worker
• Aged 6 months-18 years on chronic aspirin therapy
• Comorbidity (cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic disease, renal disease, hepatic disease, seizures, neuromuscular disease, cognitive dysfunction, or any reason to have had regular medical follow up or hospitalization in the preceding year)
• Household contact or caregiver of someone with at least one high risk attribute

Exclusion criteria

• Prior vaccination
• History of Guillan-Barre syndrome within 6 weeks of prior influenza vaccination
• Allergy to influenza vaccination or eggs
• Age < 6 months old
• Fever with more than minor illness
• Hospitalization

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

Vaccination group

Experimental group

Description:

Vaccination group

Treatment:

Drug: Influenza Vaccination

Education/referral

Experimental group

Description:

Education/referral

Treatment:

Behavioral: Education and referral