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Question: Among children of low-income, urban parents, do text message reminders to parents improve rates of influenza immunization?
Question type: QI/Intervention
Study design: Randomized controlled
Researchers at Columbia University in New York City and the HealthPartners Research Foundation in Minneapolis conducted a randomized controlled trial during the 2010–2011 influenza season to determine whether sending text messages to low-income urban parents could improve pediatric influenza immunization rates. Children 6 months to 18 years old who were seen at community-based clinics that serve a primarily Latino population were eligible for enrollment in the study if their parents had a cellular telephone number registered with the clinic. Enrolled participants were randomly assigned to the intervention or …
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