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Trial reportVaccine2015

Text message reminders for timely routine MMR vaccination: A randomized controlled trial.

Annika M Hofstetter, Nathalie DuRivage, Celibell Y Vargas, Stewin Camargo, David K Vawdrey, Allison Fisher, Melissa S Stockwell

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Trial report in Vaccine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Annika M HofstetterDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: annika.hofstetter@seattlechildrens.org.
Nathalie DuRivageDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: DurivageN@chop.edu.
Celibell Y VargasDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: cv2211@cumc.columbia.edu.
Stewin CamargoDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: sc2689@cumc.columbia.edu.
David K VawdreyNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: dkv2101@cumc.columbia.edu.
Allison FisherNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: ark2@cdc.gov.
Melissa S StockwellDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: mss2112@cumc.columbia.edu.
Columbia University · USNew York Hospital Queens · USNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases · US

Funding

Text 4Health-Kids: Text Message Reminder-Recalls for Early childhood VaccinationU01IP000313 · IP · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI STOCKWELL, MELISSA S · 2010 to 2011
$450k
Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NCIRD CDC HHS U01 IP000313NCIRD CDC HHS U01IP000313
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMeasles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination is important for preventing disease outbreaks, yet pockets of under-vaccination persist. Text message reminders have been employed successfully for other pediatric vaccines, but studies examining their use for MMR vaccination are limited. This study assessed the impact of text message reminders on timely MMR vaccination. STUDY

designParents (n=2054) of 9.5-10.5-month-old children from four urban academically-affiliated pediatric clinics were randomized to scheduling plus appointment text message reminders, appointment text message reminder-only, or usual care. The former included up to three text reminders to schedule the one-year preventive care visit. Both text messaging arms included a text reminder sent 2 days before that visit. Outcomes included appointment scheduling, appointment attendance, and MMR vaccination by age 13 months, the standard of care at study sites.

resultsChildren of parents in the scheduling plus appointment text message reminders arm were more likely to have a scheduled one-year visit than those in the other arms (71.9% vs. 67.4%, relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.07 [95% CI 1.005-1.13]), particularly if no appointment was scheduled before randomization (i.e., no baseline appointment) (62.1% vs. 54.7%, RRR 1.14 [95% CI 1.04-1.24]). One-year visit attendance and timely MMR vaccination were similar between arms. However, among children without a baseline appointment, those with parents in the scheduling plus appointment text message reminders arm were more likely to undergo timely MMR vaccination (61.1% vs. 55.1%, RRR 1.11 [95% CI 1.01-1.21]).

conclusionText message reminders improved timely MMR vaccination of high-risk children without a baseline one-year visit.

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Behavior TherapyMedication AdherenceReminder SystemsText MessagingFemaleHumansInfantMaleMeasles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineParentsMeasles-Mumps-Rubella VaccineChildrenMeaslesMMRReminderText messageVaccination

Identifiers

PMID26424607
PMCPMC5863911
OpenAlexW1800104270

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