Status:
COMPLETED
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of the Ottawa Influenza Decision Aid
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Providence Health & Services
Conditions:
Influenza
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether, among healthcare personnel who are undecided about whether to receive influenza vaccine, does use of the OIDA increase or decrease their confidence i...
Detailed Description
Influenza is one of the leading causes of acute respiratory infection and results in significant increases in average life-years lost, hospital lengths of stay and outpatient clinic visits, representi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For the purposes of this trial, the participating healthcare organizations will be required to:
- Access a database of all healthcare personnel for whom influenza immunization is recommended
- Collect real-time individual level immunization data about when healthcare personnel receive the vaccine
- Generate a line-listing of all healthcare personnel for whom immunization status is not yet known at a pre-specified point in the campaign (at the end of the first four weeks of the campaign)
- Contact the identified healthcare personnel in a manner approved by the healthcare organization, for example, by mail or e-mail, about participating in the trial
- Ideally, have an institutional policy or high-level agreement that requires all healthcare personnel to provide evidence of their immunization status to occupational health.
- Agree to work with the project team to boost the response rate, potentially by providing small tokens of appreciation to staff who complete the questionnaire or by promoting the study through regular communication channels (such as their internal network).
Exclusion
- Any organization not fitting above criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01207557
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
October 26 2011
Active Locations (2)
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6
2
Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 5C8