Investigating the Effectiveness of a Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Promotion Campaign for Members of a Non-Profit, Community-Based Health Insurance Plan: 2018-2019

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Influenza, Vaccination

Treatments: Behavioral: Messaging; Behavioral: Incentive

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03700281

SenderoFlu2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

• This study will assess the effect of promotional messaging and incentives encouraging influenza vaccination in the Sendero IdealCare policy holders during the 2018-2019 Flu Season. The intervention will consist of influenza vaccination promotion/reminders from Sendero Health Plans to subscribers, including text messages, emails, and tailored direct mail outs, i.e. postcard or a personalized letter, and incentive. The study population consists of approximately 22,500 subscribers enrolled in Sendero IdealCare Plan. The intervention will last approximately four months. The primary endpoints, assessed through administrative claims data, will be getting a flu shot during the 2018-2019 season. Data collected through this study will be used to determine effective components of influenza vaccination promotion campaigns used by a health insurance plan.

Enrollment: 22,584 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Enrollment in Sendero IdealCare health plan as of August 1, 2018
• Age 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• A coverage termination date listed prior to December 31, 2018.
• Sendero member records lack both a phone number and email address.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22,584 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention

Messaging

Experimental group

Description:

Group will be sent flu vaccine promotion messages via text, email and U.S. Mail

Treatment:

Behavioral: Messaging

Messaging plus incentive

Experimental group

Description:

Group will be sent flu vaccine promotion messages via text, email and U.S. Mail, and will be eligible to receive a gift card as incentive for receiving flu vaccine

Treatment:

Behavioral: Messaging

Behavioral: Incentive