NCT03137667

School-located Influenza Vaccination Clinics for Adolescents

Efficacy Study of School-located Influenza Vaccination Clinics to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates in Monroe County, New York

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 17,650 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A cluster-randomized trial (clustering by school) was conducted in Monroe County, NY. Twenty middle and high schools were paired based on several characteristics and randomized within pairs to receiving a school-based influenza vaccination clinic or not (control).

Detailed description

The overarching goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of offering school-based influenza vaccination clinics during school hours on influenza vaccination rates. A cluster-randomized trial (clustering by school) was conducted in Monroe County, NY. Twenty middle and high schools were paired based on several characteristics including urban/suburban,school grade-span (6-8th, 9-12th), school size, percent of students eligible for free or reduced school lunch, and influenza vaccination rates in the previous season among students in the school. School were randomized within pairs, with one school offering a school-based influenza vaccination clinic or and one school not offering the clinic (control).

Conditions

• Childhood Influenza Vaccination
• School-located Influenza Vaccination

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	School-located Influenza Vaccination	Children in the intervention arm are enrolled in schools in Monroe County, New York that are offering school-located influenza vaccination clinics during school hours

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-11-30
• Primary completion: 2016-01-15
• Completion: 2016-07-31
• First posted: 2017-05-03
• Last updated: 2017-05-04