Influenza Vaccination for Parents and Other Caregivers in the Pediatric Medical Home

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We hypothesize that when offered influenza vaccine at little or no cost, in a setting where the value of the vaccine is connected to one's high risk child, vaccination rates for parents will approach 90-95%, similar to rates obtained in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit environment.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Akron Children's Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents or caregiver adults who accompany at-risk children to a Pediatric Care outpatient clinic appointment. High risk children are defined as those 0 to 5 years of age, or who have any of the following diagnoses:

• Sickle cell disease

• Asthma

• Cystic fibrosis

• Chronic renal disease

• Congenital heart disease

• Cancer

• Any immunodeficiency

Exclusion Criteria:

• Caregivers of children residing in group homes

• Persons whose children do not meet the Center for Disease Control (CDC) definition of high-risk

• Persons who have had allergic reactions to influenza vaccination or any other vaccination in the past

• Persons who are allergic to eggs or egg products

• Persons who are allergic to thimerosol

• Previous diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)

• Persons who are moderately to severely ill at the time the vaccination is to be given