Reactivation of Inactive Blood Donors

Guangzhou Blood Center11,880 enrolled

Overview

Blood donor retention is a critical strategy to ensure the safety and sufficiency of clinical blood supply. An effective strategy can prevent donors from lapsing and eventually becoming inactive.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

11,880

Conditions

Blood Donor

Interventions

Telephone callOTHER

From 20 October to 10 November 2016, telephone calls were given to the donors in the phone call group

SMSOTHER

Text messages were sent to an equal number of donors in the SMS group

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Donated blood at least once between Januanry 1 to September 30 2016, and the blood test result is qualified. Exclusion Criteria: * Having donated again before intervened.

Locations (1)

Guangzhou Blood Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Blood donation rate

Number of blood donors donate blood again divided by the number of participants in every group after intervened.

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Self-deferral reasons of not donating

The reasons of not donating again in the telephone group.

Time frame: 1 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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