NCT00689013

The Effect of Pharmacist Intervention on the Use of Zostavax in a Community Pharmacy Setting

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 205 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Tennessee · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether pharmacist-driven patient interventions can have an effect on the number of herpes zoster (Zostavax) vaccinations given in a community pharmacy setting.

Detailed description

Several studies exist documenting the perception and satisfaction of patients receiving immunizations from pharmacists, as well as the effects of pharmacist involvement in advocating and administering vaccinations. The most well documented studies have been conducted in hospital settings. Undoubtedly, there is enormous opportunity for the community pharmacist to identify potential vaccine recipients, advocate immunization and administer said immunizations to their established patient populations. However, there is a lack of concentrated study in the implementation of immunization services in the community setting and their effects. The investigators intend to evaluate the intervention of pharmacists in an immunization program and the resulting changes in immunization rates.

Conditions

• Herpes Zoster

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Personalized letter	On Day 1 of the 2nd month, a personalized letter (addressing specific patient) was mailed to current pharmacy patients with indications for the Zostavax vaccine. Current patients were defined as those receiving at least one prescription medication from the pharmacy within 6 months. The personalized letter provided detailed information about herpes zoster infection, the vaccine for herpes zoster prevention, indications for vaccine receipt and contraindications for vaccine receipt.
OTHER	Flyer advertisement	Beginning on Day 1 of the 2nd month, flyer advertisements were distributed with all pharmacy sales. Flyer advertisements provided detailed information about herpes zoster infection, the vaccine for herpes zoster prevention, indications for vaccine receipt and contraindications for vaccine receipt.
OTHER	Newspaper press release	During the first week of the 2nd month, local newspapers published press releases. The press release provided detailed information about herpes zoster infection, the vaccine for herpes zoster prevention, indications for vaccine receipt and contraindications for vaccine receipt.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2008-03-01
• Completion: 2008-03-01
• First posted: 2008-06-03
• Last updated: 2009-04-23

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States