Effect of Text Messaging and Behavioral Interventions on COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among urban populations remains low.

Objective

To evaluate whether text messaging with outbound or inbound scheduling and behaviorally informed content might increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial with a factorial design was conducted from April 29 to July 6, 2021, in an urban academic health system. The trial comprised 16 045 patients at least 18 years of age in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with at least 1 primary care visit in the past 5 years, or a future scheduled primary care visit within the next 3 months, who were unresponsive to prior outreach. The study was prespecified in the trial protocol, and data were obtained from the intent-to-treat population.

Intervention

SUBMITTER: Mehta SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194662 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature