Status:
COMPLETED
Behavioral Economics to Improve Flu Vaccination Using EHR Nudges
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
University of Washington
Conditions:
Behavior, Health
Flu
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will be a multisite, cluster randomized, pragmatic trial to evaluate the effectiveness of personalized nudges to clinicians and patients, relative to a control, to increase flu vaccination ...
Detailed Description
Many older adults are at risk of illness, hospitalization, and death from vaccine-preventable diseases. More than half of older adults in the United States are not vaccinated for flu which has remaine...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient
- All patients must meet the following criteria to be eligible:
- Age \>50 years
- A scheduled new or return (non-urgent/sick) primary care appointment at one of the study practices at the Penn Medicine, UW Medicine, or Lancaster General Hospital
- Have not received their annual flu vaccine during the active intervention period (September- February)
- Eligible to receive the flu vaccine
- For the high risk intensification nudge, at least one of the following criteria must be met to be considered high risk and randomized to receive the intensification nudge:
- Age ≥ 70 years
- Living in a lower income community (lowest quartile, zip-code based)
- Did not receive a flu vaccine in the previous calendar year
- Self-identifies as Non-Hispanic Black
- Patient
Exclusion
- Have a documented allergy to flu vaccine
- Have a flu vaccine exclusion modifier in Health Maintenance
- Have opted out of research according to individual site guidelines and policies
- Have no phone number (home or mobile) listed in their chart
- Clinician Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinicians must meet the following criteria to be eligible to receive peer comparison feedback:
- Practicing physician (MD, DO) or advanced practice provider (NP, PA) with the exception of residents and fellows
- Have a minimum patient panel of at least 50 patients, and
- Practicing at a clinical site randomized to receive the clinic-level nudge interventions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 25 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 20 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
80039 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06057727
Start Date
September 25 2023
End Date
May 20 2024
Last Update
April 27 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
2
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195