Licensing Flu Shot Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The mailer will encourage all employees of one of Evive's partner companies to attend an on-site free flu shot clinic they are offering in the fall of 2011. The research will examine differences in follow-through on getting a flu shot at an on-site clinic among the targeted population during the  1 month period when clinics are being offered (following the mailing) as a function of experimental condition.

Conditions
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Flu

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Easy list of healthy habits
* Behavioral: Challenging list of healthy habits
* Behavioral: Control


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Employee at partner corporation Exclusion Criteria: Employee already received a flu shot this season

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Easy list of healthy habits<br>In this condition, participants will be prompted to think about a list of healthy behaviors and check off (privately - they will never send this flyer back or show it to anyone) whether yes they conform to the healthy habit or no they do not. The list of healthy behaviors is a list that most people will find fairly easy, and thus most participants will answer yes to each habit. The final question will be a prompt to get a flu shot. The hope is that when people realize how healthy their habits are, it will seem natural to them to engage in yet another healthy habit and receive a flu shot. | Behavioral: Easy list of healthy habits<br>* The recipient will be prompted to check off yes or no to healthy habits that most people will find fairly easy.<br>|
| Experimental: Challenging list of healthy habits<br>In this condition, participants will be prompted to think about a list of healthy behaviors and check off (privately - they will never send this flyer back or show it to anyone) whether yes they conform to the healthy habit or no they do not. The list of healthy behaviors is a list that most people will find fairly difficult, and thus most participants will answer no to each habit. The final question will be a prompt to get a flu shot. The hope is that when people realize how unhealthy their habits are, it will seem wise to engage in one healthy habit that is easy (to make up for other bad behaviors) and receive a flu shot. | Behavioral: Challenging list of healthy habits<br>* The recipient will be prompted to check off yes or no to healthy habits that most people will find fairly difficult.<br>|
| Experimental: Control<br>A control condition with no list of healthy behaviors. | Behavioral: Control<br>* No check box element<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Participants that receive a flu shot |  | up to two months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Flu Shot