Do short message service (SMS)/e-mail reminders increase influenza vaccination of rheumatoid arthritis patients under anti-TNF: a nested randomized controlled trial in the ART e-cohort
Primary result · Influenza vaccination coverageResult — go to the resultRelative risk 1.08 95% CI 0.95–1.23Authors' conclusion
SMS and/or e-mail reminders did not significantly improve influenza vaccination rates in our cohort.
Study context
- Population
- RA patients treated with anti-TNF therapy in the ART e-cohort, a French nationwide multicentre prospective cohort325 reported vaccination status
- Participants
- 446 patients
- Comparison
- SMS and/or e-mail reminders to get vaccinated against influenza vs control
- Interventionn = 224
- Controln = 222reference
- Primary endpoint
- Influenza vaccination coverage
Methodological detailsnested in the ART e-cohort, 1:1 randomised, stratified on age, multicentre, nationwide, Between October 2021 and April 2022
- Nested in the ART e-cohort
- 1:1 randomised, stratified on age
- Multicentre
- Nationwide
- Between October 2021 and April 2022
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Relative risk
1.08
95% CI 0.95–1.23
Events by treatment group
Interventionvs Control
RR 1.08 (95% CI 0.95–1.23)
Secondary outcomes
Factors associated with vaccination: age ≥65 years
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age ≥65 years | 6.25 (2.88–13.60) | |
| 0.050.21520Odds ratio (log scale) |
Factors associated with vaccination: previous influenza vaccination
| OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous influenza vaccination in the years before inclusion | 7.81 (4.36–14.02) | |
| 0.050.21520Odds ratio (log scale) |
Vaccination coverage before vs after the COVID-19 pandemic
- Did not differ (72% vs 72%; 95% CI −8% to 8%)
Original publication
Do SMS/e-mail reminders increase influenza vaccination of rheumatoid arthritis patients under anti-TNF: a nested randomized controlled trial in the ART e-cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 22 November 2024. doi:10.
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