Pediatric Vaccinations
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
As the Covid-19 pandemic hit New York City in the spring of 2020, many families were home-bound due to the city-wide lockdown. As a result, families in New York City were unable to attend their child's healthcare appointments and many young children did not receive their regularly-scheduled vaccinations. Parts of the city-wide lockdown did eventually lift in the summer of 2020 as positive Covid-19 virus rates declined in NYC. However, regularly scheduled vaccination rates (non-Covid-related) remain low. Yet, it is critical that young children receive their mandatory vaccines in a timely manner to decrease the chance of contracting preventable illnesses. Thus, the investigators seek to increase vaccination rates among children ages 0-2 years in Sunset Park Brooklyn.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Text message 1 Text messaging frame = safety and cleanness of clinic site. Text parents of children 0-2 years old who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn Family Health Center network. |
Behavioral: Text messaging
Text parents of children (age 0-2yrs) who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn FHC network to increase vaccination rates.
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Text message 2 Text messaging frame = importance of vaccines. Text parents of children 0-2 years old who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn Family Health Center network. |
Behavioral: Text messaging
Text parents of children (age 0-2yrs) who are due and due soon for a vaccine across the entire NYU-Brooklyn FHC network to increase vaccination rates.
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No text message No text sent. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in pediatric vaccination rate among children ages 0-2 years (proportion of vaccines due per person) [Baseline - 1 year]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Number of scheduled appointments [1 year]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children ages 0-2 years with delayed vaccinations (due for vaccine and due soon) in NYU Brooklyn Family Health Centers network.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children above the age of 2 who do not attend NYU Brooklyn Family Health Centers network
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | NYU Langone Health | New York | New York | United States | 10016 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- NYU Langone Health
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Paulo Pina, MD, MPH, NYU Langone Health
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- QI- Pediatric Vaccinations