Effectiveness of a Brief Intervention for Acceptance of Influenza Vaccine in the Primary Care Setting

NCT ID: NCT04568785

Last Updated: 2020-09-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

524 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-01

Study Completion Date

2018-03-31

Brief Summary

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Influenza virus has high morbidity rates during annual epidemics, with certain high-risk groups being particularly susceptible to complications and mortality. Vaccination is the main prevention measure, alongside with hygiene measures. Nevertheless, vaccine coverage remains low.

Some studies suggest that short, standardized interventions can improve coverage of several vaccines.

Hypothesis: Brief Intervention is an effective tool in improving vaccination coverage in people who have initially rejected it.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a Brief Intervention in increasing influenza vaccination (IIV) coverage compared with the usual advice in people who refuse it.

Method: cluster randomized clinical trial. The study population was individuals with high risk factors who initially refused the influenza vaccine. Professionals participants (doctors and nurses) were assigned randomly to the intervention group (brief intervention) and the control group (usual advice).

Detailed Description

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General objective: To determine the effectiveness of the use of BI for IIV compared to the usual advice, in people who refuse to be vaccinated.

Specific objectives:

1. To examine the effectiveness of Brief Intervention compared to the usual advice in different risk groups (\> 60 healthy, \> 60 years old with a Risk Factor \[RF\], \<60 years old with RF).
2. Quantify influenza vaccine coverage in people with the most frequent RF.
3. Record the patients' reasons for refusing to be vaccinated.

METHOD A cluster randomized controlled clinical trial. The reference population consisted of patients assigned to and treated by urban and rural health centres in the centre of Catalonia, an area with a population of approximately 405,000. 135,648 were the risk factor population that could be vaccinated against influenza virus.

The study population consisted of individuals with high risk factors who were treated in healthcare centres during the 2017 influenza campaign.

The study protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CEI) of the Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària (IDIAP Jordi Gol).

The participants (doctors and nurses) decided voluntarily whether or not to participate and they were randomly assigned to either the Intervention Group (IG) or the Control Group (CG).

The recruitment of patients suitable to participate in the study was carried out during the IIV campaign, as part of the health centre's routine activities. Patients with inclusion criteria who came to see a doctor or nurse were invited to participate in the study. Those who accepted participating signed an informed consent.

The intervention consisted of a standardized Brief Intervention for the Influenza Vaccination.

Data was collected anonymously and confidentially via the electronic health record of Catalonia \[eCAP in Catalan\]. The variables analysed for the two groups were: IIV at the end of the 2017 vaccination campaign (yes/no), age, IIV risk factors and reasons for non-vaccination.

Conditions

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Influenza Vaccination Health Education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Brief Intervention group

Intervention consisted of a standardized Brief Intervention, which varied depending on the reason the patient had given for refusing the vaccination.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brief Intervention for Influenza vaccine

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Previous to the intervention, patients were asked about the reasons to reject the influenza vaccine. Brief Intervention was performed by the healthcare professional during the consultation. It was given verbally, with written support.

Control group

the control group intervention was the normal advice that professionals used to give their patients

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Normal advice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

In the CG the influenza vaccine advice was the normal advice that professionals used to give their patients and was not asked for the reasons for the rejection of the vaccine to prevent them from influencing the advice.

Interventions

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Brief Intervention for Influenza vaccine

Previous to the intervention, patients were asked about the reasons to reject the influenza vaccine. Brief Intervention was performed by the healthcare professional during the consultation. It was given verbally, with written support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Normal advice

In the CG the influenza vaccine advice was the normal advice that professionals used to give their patients and was not asked for the reasons for the rejection of the vaccine to prevent them from influencing the advice.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals in high-risk groups for influenza (paediatric and adult)
* Not intending to be vaccinated against the influenza virus during the current season.
* Informed consent to participate. In case of paediatric patients, parents signed the consent and made decisions about vaccination.

Exclusion Criteria

* Language barrier
* Mental or physical conditions which make it difficult for the patient or their relatives to make decisions.
* Having previously participated in the pilot study.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Raquel Muñoz Miralles

Primary Health Care Nurse

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CAP Plaça Catalunya- Manresa 2

Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Other Identifiers

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P17/224

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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