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Testing Multiple Behavioral Science Strategies to Increase Flu-Shot Rates at a Large Retail Pharmacy

Last Updated: 2021-02-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

Total Enrollment

734383 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-25

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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This research aims to identify which behavioral science strategies are most effective at increasing flu vaccination rates overall and based on patients' individual characteristics. Past behavioral science interventions have shown promise in increasing flu vaccinations. For example, successful interventions have encouraged people to make concrete plans for when they will get a flu vaccination, sent automated calls or text messages reminding patients to get a flu vaccination , or provided financial incentives for getting vaccinated. Although these results are promising, these studies have been conducted in isolation on different populations, which makes it difficult to compare their interventions' effectiveness or to have enough power to reliably detect differing responses to interventions based on individual characteristics.

This research will simultaneously test 22 different SMS interventions to increase flu vaccinations compared to a holdout control condition in a "mega-study" and apply machine learning to identify which interventions work best for whom. The interventions are designed by behavioral science experts from the Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG), Penn Medicine Nudge Unit (PMNU), and Geisinger Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). Customers of a large retail pharmacy who received a flu shot from the pharmacy last year and receive SMS notifications will be included in this study. We expect this to include approximately 1.2 million participants.

The specific aims of this research are to identify (1) which behavioral science strategies effectively increase flu vaccination rates overall, and (2) which strategies are most effective for different subgroups (e.g., based on age, gender, race).

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Influenza, Human

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomly assigned to the different arms.

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Outcome Assessors

As treated participants will receive text messages, there is no scope for blinding. Care providers will not be made aware of subjects' participation in the study, or assigned treatment arms. The study team will only receive data on subjects' assigned arms and outcomes at the end of the study.

Study Groups

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Holdout control

Participants will only receive the standard pharmacy messaging.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Unpacking Risks Treatment

Participants will be asked to think about the risks of catching the flu this flu season and to respond with the location they are most likely to catch the flu out of a list of given options (e.g. at work, at home).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL