Texts that save lives: mobile program boosts COVID vaccines in latino families
NCT ID NCT05234372
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a mobile phone program with culturally tailored education could increase COVID-19 vaccination among Latino families in Los Angeles. It included 468 Latino adults with unvaccinated children. The program aimed to improve vaccination rates for kids ages 12-17 and willingness to vaccinate younger children.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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468 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. self-identified as Latino/a, 2. were 18 years or older, 3. had at least one unvaccinated child of any age (17 or younger), and 4. had the means to receive messages and review educational material online, such as a text-capable mobile phone with internet access Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to receive information via mobile text or computer. 2. Does not speak English or Spanish.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pepperdine University
Malibu, California, 90263, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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