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Licensing Flu Shot Study

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified October 2011 by University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Katherine Milkman, University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01440205
First received: September 22, 2011
Last updated: October 17, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The mailer will encourage all employees of one of Evive's partner companies to attend an on-site free flu shot clinic they are offering in the fall of 2011. The research will examine differences in follow-through on getting a flu shot at an on-site clinic among the targeted population during the ~1 month period when clinics are being offered (following the mailing) as a function of experimental condition.


Condition Intervention
Flu
 Behavioral: Easy list of healthy habits
Behavioral: Challenging list of healthy habits
Behavioral: Control

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Prevention

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Flu
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Pennsylvania:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Number of Participants that receive a flu shot [ Time Frame: up to two months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 7000
Study Start Date: October 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Easy list of healthy habits
In this condition, participants will be prompted to think about a list of healthy behaviors and check off (privately - they will never send this flyer back or show it to anyone) whether "yes" they conform to the healthy habit or "no" they do not. The list of healthy behaviors is a list that most people will find fairly easy, and thus most participants will answer "yes" to each habit. The final question will be a prompt to get a flu shot. The hope is that when people realize how healthy their habits are, it will seem natural to them to engage in yet another healthy habit and receive a flu shot.
 Behavioral: Easy list of healthy habits
The recipient will be prompted to check off "yes" or "no" to healthy habits that most people will find fairly easy.
Experimental: Challenging list of healthy habits
In this condition, participants will be prompted to think about a list of healthy behaviors and check off (privately - they will never send this flyer back or show it to anyone) whether "yes" they conform to the healthy habit or "no" they do not. The list of healthy behaviors is a list that most people will find fairly difficult, and thus most participants will answer "no" to each habit. The final question will be a prompt to get a flu shot. The hope is that when people realize how unhealthy their habits are, it will seem wise to engage in one healthy habit that is easy (to make up for other bad behaviors) and receive a flu shot.
 Behavioral: Challenging list of healthy habits
The recipient will be prompted to check off "yes" or "no" to healthy habits that most people will find fairly difficult.
Experimental: Control
A control condition with no list of healthy behaviors.
 Behavioral: Control
No check box element

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Employee at partner corporation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Employee already received a flu shot this season
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01440205

Contacts
Contact: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. kmilkman@wharton.upenn.edu

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Not yet recruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Contact: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D.     215-573-9646     kmilkman@wharton.upenn.edu    
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pennsylvania
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Katherine Milkman, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01440205     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 813606-2
Study First Received: September 22, 2011
Last Updated: October 17, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
Flu Shot

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013