Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Code:

NCT01207518

Conditions

Influenza

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Intervention Group

Control Group

Study Details

Brief summary:

During the 2010-2011 and the 2011-2012 seasonal influenza immunization campaigns, we will recruit a minimum of 46 healthcare organizations to either conduct their campaigns as usual or to use the "Successful Influenza Immunization Campaigns for Healthcare Personnel: A Guide for Campaign Planners and a web-based grab-and-go Tool Kit. At the end of the campaign season we will evaluate the impact of the Guide and web-based tools and assess whether there were changes in immunization rates within each organization and/or if there were significant changes in the management of the campaigns across organizations.

Following completion of the study, we will work with partner organizations to make these tools available to all Canadian healthcare organizations.

Conditions

Influenza

Study ID

NCT01207518

Start date

Aug, 2010

Status verified date

Jul, 2011

Completion date

Aug, 2012

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2012

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

At least 46 healthcare organizations from across Canada will be selected to participate in the study.

The Guide is designed to be used across different types of healthcare organizations. Potential healthcare organizations will be self-identified, recommended by a project team member, and/or selected from the Canadian Healthcare Association's Guide to Healthcare Facilities. Selected sites must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Canadian healthcare organizations who conduct seasonal influenza immunization campaigns
  • Have a systematic approach to collecting healthcare personnel immunization rates and be able to provide accurate and timely reports of immunization rates for categories of healthcare personnel
  • Agree to be randomized to receive the Guide or receive no intervention
  • If randomized to receive the Guide, the organization, including the campaign team and senior management, agrees to commit to adhere to the steps in the Guide to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate their campaign

Exclusion Criteria:

Healthcare organizations who do not meet the above criteria

Study Design

Enrollment

46 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention Group

For the intervention group, there will be a Guide facilitator provided by the project team, normally the Project Manager or their delegate. The role of the Guide facilitator will be to provide basic information about the Guide and to facilitate the use of the web-based tools.

active comparator: Control Group

The Control Group will be asked to provide immunization rates for the base year and two years of the study, and will be asked about their influenza immunization campaign activities to use as a comparator. They will receive the Guide and web-based tools following completion of the study.

Interventions

Intervention Group

This group of healthcare organizations will be given the Guide, web-based tools and access to a Guide facilitator throughout the study.

Control Group

This group will provide their immunization rates for the base and study years and will provide information on their campaign activities. No other intervention will be provided.

Primary outcome measure

  • Intervention Group - 10% improvement in immunization rates [ Time Frame: 2010 to 2012 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Anne E McCarthy, MD, FRCP(C)

613-737-8184amccarthy@ottawahospital.on.ca

Lois Crowe

613-562-6262lcrowe@bruyere.org

Locations

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Recruiting

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6

Contacts

Anne E McCarthy, MD, FRCP(C)

613-737-8184amccarthy@ottawahospital.on.ca

Lois Crowe

613-562-6262lcrowe@bruyere.org

Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute

Recruiting

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 5C8

Contacts

Larry W Chambers, PhD(Epi)

613-562-6262lchambers@bruyere.org

Lois Crowe

613-562-6262lcrowe@bruyere.org

More Information

Sponsor

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Last update posted

Jul 28, 2011

Last verified

Jul, 2011

Keywords

  • influenza
  • immunization
  • healthcare personnel

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute on 2011-07-28.