NCT02615470

Enhancing a Sustainable Pharmacy-based Immunization Program in Two States

Impact of a Multicomponent Immunization Intervention on Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster Vaccinations: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Pharmacies in 2 States

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Auburn University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study's aim is to enhance current immunization activities in community pharmacies through targeting the two most commonly available non-seasonal vaccines in community pharmacies, namely pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccination services. The study will compare the change in the number of pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccinations administered in pharmacy from the corresponding 6-month period prior to the intervention to the 6-month intervention period between intervention pharmacies and the control pharmacies.

Detailed description

Community pharmacies are in a unique position and have potential to help increase immunization rates, especially among those who do not visit their primary care provider regularly. This study seeks to increase the level of pharmacy-based immunization delivery. The study intervention is designed to increase the current level of pharmacy-based immunization delivery and foster practice change to sustain the intervention effect. Our intervention combines evidence-based strategies for improving immunization coverage and strategies to overcome system barriers to increase sustainability of the intervention over time. The study will focus on pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccination services. Specific aims include: 1. To compare the change in the number of pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccinations administered in pharmacy from the corresponding 6-month period prior to the intervention to the 6-month intervention period between intervention pharmacies and the control pharmacies. The pre-intervention period will correspond to the intervention period. 2. To compare the extent of immunization activity implementation during the intervention period between intervention pharmacies and control pharmacies. 3. To compare the level of sustainability of immunization services over the period of 6 months after the intervention period ends between the intervention group and the control group. 4. To explore facilitators and barriers to implementing immunization services. 5. To explore factors affecting patient acceptance of pharmacist's vaccine recommendations within the intervention pharmacies.

Conditions

• Herpes Zoster
• Pneumococcal Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Enhanced immunization delivery model	Webinar and online training will be delivered to intervention pharmacist-technician pairs to discuss strategies that can be used to enhance immunization delivery model and how to integrate the new model into their routine practice. This intervention also includes feedback from immunization experts for the period of 6 months.
OTHER	Immunization update	Basic immunization update online webinar will summarize changes in immunization schedules.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-01
• Primary completion: 2017-10-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2015-11-26
• Last updated: 2019-08-20
• Results posted: 2019-08-20

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States