Nudge tactics aim to boost flu shots for hospital staff in china
NCT ID NCT07157163
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether simple nudges (reminder messages) and motivational interviewing can increase flu vaccination among 4,050 healthcare workers in Chinese community hospitals. In phase 1, hospitals get either standard nudges, personalized nudges with a chatbot, or no reminders. In phase 2, unvaccinated workers get motivational interviewing or no extra contact. The goal is to find effective ways to protect healthcare workers and their patients from the flu.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- behavioural interventions (nudge messages and motivational interviewing)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide simple, low-cost ways to boost flu vaccination rates among healthcare workers, reducing flu spread in hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioural study, not a medical treatment. Results depend on human behaviour and may not apply outside China or to other groups.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 4,050 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Phase 1: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Inclusion Criteria: * Full-time employees of community hospitals who remain employed throughout the study period. * Have not scheduled or received an influenza vaccine between August 2024 and the time of formal enrollment. * Agree to participate and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with medical conditions that contraindicate influenza vaccination. * Participants who refuse to participate or do not provide informed consent . Phase 2: Individual Randomized Controlled Trial Inclusion Criteria: * Healthcare workers from community hospitals who remain unvaccinated after Phase 1, as verified by official records, will be screened. * A selected subset of these individuals will be invited to participate in Phase 2. Exclusion Criteria: \- Participants who refuse to participate or do not provide informed consent .
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