Effectiveness of a Vaccination Program in the Community Ob/Gyn Setting

PURPOSE To develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a program designed to assist community Ob/Gyns in vaccinating adolescent and adult women against vaccine-preventable diseases.

SPECIFIC AIMS

1. Determine the feasibility of implementing a successful vaccination program for adolescent and adult women in Ob/Gyn offices by direct assessment of medical personnel & office staff on their:

* Attitudes towards vaccination of women against preventable diseases * Perceived barriers to implementing a program to vaccinate women in their offices * Ideas on how to overcome barriers to successful program implementation * Current vaccination practices and office-specific administrative processes 2. Design & implement a program for Ob/Gyns to vaccinate women against human papillomavirus, influenza, & pertussis 3. Determine the effectiveness of the vaccination program based on

* Pre- and post-program vaccination rates * Program satisfaction amongst Ob/Gyn providers and office staff * Willingness to continue and possibly extend the program to additional vaccines 4. Quantify the level of support and resources needed to develop and implement the vaccination program

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Key information

Conditions

Influenza Vaccine Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Bordetella Infections Communicable Diseases DNA Virus Infections Disease Attributes Genital Diseases Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Infections Influenza, Human Orthomyxoviridae Infections Papillomavirus Infection Papillomavirus Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pertussis RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Tumor Virus Infections Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases Whooping Cough

Age range

12 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Westside OBGYN, Burlington, North Carolina, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

4-5 community Ob/Gyn practices

Treatment and study plan

Vaccination Program

Other

Design & implement a program for Ob/Gyns to vaccinate women against human papillomavirus, influenza, & pertussis

Primary outcomes

Implementation and measurement of a health services intervention in community or private Ob/Gyn practices to improve the delivery of standard clinical care to vaccinate women against human papillomavirus, influenza, & pertussis.

Time frame: Full-scale program implementation will cover a 12 month period, tentatively planned to begin in April 2009.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duke University

Other

Collaborators

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jan 26, 2009
Registry last updated: Oct 16, 2012

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