Could a simple link change boost vaccine trust?
NCT ID NCT07532967
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested how different web link formats in vaccination invitation emails affect trust and willingness to book an appointment. Over 1,200 participants from the UK and US viewed one of three email versions with different link styles. The goal is to find the most trustworthy design to improve digital health communication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help public health agencies design more trustworthy digital invitations, potentially increasing vaccination uptake.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed online experiment with hypothetical scenarios, not a real-world trial. Actual behavior may differ from stated intentions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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1,203 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Residency: Must be a resident of either the United Kingdom or the United States Exclusion Criteria: * Attention Failure: Participants who failed the designated attention check included within the survey will be excluded from the analysis. * Speeding: Participants who completed the study "too fast"- indicating a lack of meaningful engagement with the experimental stimuli - were filtered out
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Essex
Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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