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Can Stories Encourage the Elderly to Vaccinate? Combining Viewer-tailored Personal Narrative Videos With Informational Videos to Improve Vaccine Uptake Among Older Adults

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · with Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · NCT06890403

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 50+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
6000
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
September 16, 2025
Record last updated
February 13, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This study will compare the use of informational videos only, personal story videos only, and the combination of both, to see which is most effective in increasing vaccination among older adults.

Being studied: Informational Animation Video; Personal Narrative Video

Conditions: Vaccination

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • U.S. adults aged 50 and older

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants who do not complete the survey
  • Participants who are unable or refuse to view and listen to videos on the participant's device

Recruiting US locations

  • Ipsos

    New York, NY 10016

    Site contact: Sergei Rodkin · 212-265-3200 · Sergei.Rodkin@ipsos.com

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Michelle Goryn · 919-357-2484 · mgoryn1@jh.edu
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