Improving HPV Vaccination Rates Among Rural and Native American Adolescents

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: HPV Vaccinations

Treatments: Behavioral: HPV vaccination training and education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03801603

1330087

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will develop and implement a multi-level intervention aimed at improving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates at an Indian rural health clinic.

Full description

The focus of this study is to develop, implement, and evaluate a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program aimed at accelerating vaccine uptake among rural and Native American adolescents ages 11-17. HPV vaccination coverage with at least one dose remains disproportionately lower among rural adolescent compared to adolescents residing in urban areas and the rate of series completion is lower among Native American adolescent girls compared to non-Hispanic White adolescent girls.

Enrollment: 263 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinic patients between the ages of 11-17 who are eligible for the HPV vaccine

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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263 participants in 1 patient group

HPV Vaccination Training and Education

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be educated on the importance of HPV vaccination.

Treatment:

Behavioral: HPV vaccination training and education