The Impact of a Short Intervention During RSV Prophylaxis on Influenza Vaccination Rate.

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Prematurity; RSV; Influenza; Lower Respiratory Tract Infection; Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Treatments: Behavioral: Educational intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01985620

0503-13-TLV

TASMC-13-YS-0503-13-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Premature infants (born before 34 wk) are routinely vaccinated against RSV but vaccination rate against influenza are low in spite of national programs. Study goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of short intervention during RSV prophylaxis visit, planned to educate parents about the importance of influenza vaccination.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 2 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants coming for RSV prophylaxis

Exclusion criteria

• Already vaccinated against influenza
• Contraindication for influenza vaccination

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

study group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Educational intervention with the parents

Treatment:

Behavioral: Educational intervention

control group

No Intervention group