Healthcare Provider Human Papillomavirus Education and Professional Skills Intervention

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Personnel Attitude; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Treatments: Behavioral: General HPV Education and Communication Skills Control Group; Behavioral: Tailored HPV Education and Professional Skills Intervention Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05120869

2U54MD007592-26 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

8321 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Healthcare providers (HCP) serving the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region will be recruited to compare educational and professional skills interventions focused on the human papillomavirus (HPV). Our hypothesis is that improving provider knowledge and communication strategies about HPV and its vaccine will reduce hesitancy and increase uptake and completion among the populations they serve.

Full description

A sample of emerging [in training] and current [in practice] health professionals from the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region will be recruited to participate in a human papillomavirus (HPV) educational and professional skills intervention. Hypothesis: improving provider knowledge and communication strategies about HPV and its vaccine will reduce hesitancy and increase uptake and completion among eligible individuals through a tailored multi-media intervention to strengthen providers' ability to discuss HPV and vaccination in an informed and culturally competent manner, and increase subsequent provider recommendations.

Enrollment: 178 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Current (in practice) or emerging (in training - medical student, resident, or fellow) healthcare provider
• Working/training or living in the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region (i.e., El Paso County, TX-Southern New Mexico)
• Have the authorization to recommend/prescribe/administer the HPV vaccine

Exclusion criteria

• Unaffiliated with the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region (i.e., El Paso County, TX-Southern New Mexico)
• Participation in Phases I or II of the larger research project [cross-sectional phases]
• Does not identify as a current or emerging healthcare provider
• Declines or is unable to participate in the full intervention and follow-up time-points
• Unable to complete participation and activities in the English language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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178 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

A tailored HPV education and professional skills intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Tailored HPV Education and Professional Skills Intervention Group

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

General/publicly available educational materials on HPV and communication skills.

Treatment:

Behavioral: General HPV Education and Communication Skills Control Group