Testing the Use of Prompts to Increase Adolescent Immunization Rates (AIMHi)

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Influenza; Meningococcal Disease; Vaccine Preventable Diseases; Pertussis; Human Papillomavirus

Treatments: Other: Point-of-Care Prompt

Study type: Interventional

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

Identifiers

NCT01984125

IP000312

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although most US adolescents visit their primary care doctor, their immunization rates are low. Primary care practices from two networks, one in upstate New York as well as a national network of pediatric clinics were surveyed to ask what they thought was the best strategy to increase immunization rates. Point-of-care prompts (either by an electronic health record message or by a nurse) when an adolescent patient comes in for any type of visit and is due for a vaccine was chosen. This study will determine if these prompts will increase immunization rates after a 12-month intervention period.

Enrollment: 7,040 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents aged 11 - 18 who had a visit to their primary care provider during the 12 month intervention period

Exclusion criteria

• Adolescent is pregnant during intervention time period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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7,040 participants in 2 patient groups

Point-of-Care Prompt

Experimental group

Description:

A prompt, either electronically or by a nurse, will notify a provider if an adolescent is due for a vaccination. This prompt will appear at any type of visit where the patient is seen by a health provider.

Treatment:

Other: Point-of-Care Prompt

Control

No Intervention group