Text Reminders for Immunization Compliance in Kids (TRICKS) Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT01396902

Last Updated: 2012-03-12

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-07-31

Study Completion Date

2011-12-31

Brief Summary

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As a participant in these research program you will be a parent of a child born at Wesley Medical Center who plan to use Carriage Park Pediatric Clinic for your child's care. Mobile phone text messages will be sent to remind you of your child's immunizations.

The long term research goal is to increase childhood immunization rates by improving parental health literacy through an innovative text messaging system regarding immunization schedules for children under the age of six.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Child Immunizations

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard of care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

You will receive an immunization handout and verbal instructions regarding your child's next apt. Your child's immuniztion records will also be checked through KSWebIZ an internet based system that tracks immunizations for kids in Kansas.

Text Messaging

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Text Messaging

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

You will receive text message reminders prior to your child's two, four and six month immunization due dates. You will be asked to take part in a phone interview and your child's immuniztion records will be checked through KSWebIZ an internet based system that tracks immunizations for kids in Kansas.

Interventions

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Standard of care

You will receive an immunization handout and verbal instructions regarding your child's next apt. Your child's immuniztion records will also be checked through KSWebIZ an internet based system that tracks immunizations for kids in Kansas.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Text Messaging

You will receive text message reminders prior to your child's two, four and six month immunization due dates. You will be asked to take part in a phone interview and your child's immuniztion records will be checked through KSWebIZ an internet based system that tracks immunizations for kids in Kansas.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* parent or caregiver of a well child born at Wesley Medical Center;
* planning to utilize the Carriage Park Pediatric Clinic for his/her child's medical home; (
* adult (\> 18 years of age);
* present use of a mobile phone for sending and receiving text messages;
* English or Spanish speaking;
* able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* personal or religious beliefs against immunizations;
* inability to complete enrollment information.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Kansas

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Carolyn R. Ahlers-Schmidt, PhD

Associate Research Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Kansas University School of Medicine-Wichita

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Ahlers-Schmidt CR, Chesser AK, Nguyen T, Brannon J, Hart TA, Williams KS, Wittler RR. Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate Text Reminders for Immunization Compliance in Kids (TRICKs). Vaccine. 2012 Aug 3;30(36):5305-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.058. Epub 2012 Jun 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22750044 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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10-018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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