Official Title
Using Text Messages to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Booking and Vaccination Rates: A Randomised Controlled Field Trial.
Brief Summary

This study is a nationwide randomised controlled trial (RCT) to test the impact ofbehavioural science-informed text messages notifying patients of their eligibility forthe COVID-19 vaccine on vaccination rates.

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Completed
Vaccination Hesitancy
COVID-19

Behavioral: Behavioural science-informed text messages

Behaviourally-informed content in vaccination eligibility reminder text messages

Behavioral: Control

Control vaccination eligibility reminder text message

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- (i) satisfying the age criteria as defined above;

- (ii) recorded in the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS);

- (iii) with a valid mobile phone number;

- (iv) who had not already received or been invited for the COVID-19 vaccine via NIMS
at the time of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participants with invalid phone numbers

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 40 Years ~ Maximum: 44 Years
Countries
United Kingdom
Locations

NHS England
London 2643743, United Kingdom

Hannah Behrendt, PhD, Principal Investigator
The Behavioural Insights Team

The Behavioural Insights Team
NCT Number
MeSH Terms
Vaccination Hesitancy
COVID-19