Let's K-Talk - HPV Study for Ethnic Koreans

University of Cincinnati

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Papillomavirus Vaccines; Human Papillomavirus Viruses

Treatments: Other: Storytelling Intervention; Other: K-Bot Intervention; Other: Written Information; Other: K-Talk Intervention (Storytelling and K-Bot)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05884697

HPV Study for Ethnic Koreans

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a storytelling video-based intervention using AI chatbot technology (K-Talk) to promote HPV vaccination behavior among Korean Americans aged 18 to 45.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

• Is the K-Talk intervention feasible for use among Korean Americans aged 18 to 45?
• Is the K-Talk intervention acceptable to the target population?
• What is the preliminary efficacy of the K-Talk intervention in promoting HPV vaccination uptake?

Participants will be Korean Americans aged 18 to 45 who are at risk for HPV infection. Participants will be asked to complete a baseline survey and then will be "randomized" into one of four groups: Group 1 (chatbot + storytelling intervention), Group 2 (chatbot only), Group 3 (storytelling only), and Group 4 will be only exposed to written didactic HPV education materials. All groups will receive written didactic HPV education materials. Researchers will compare how Group 1, a combination of AI Chatbot and storytelling intervention is more effective than other intervention groups in promoting HPV vaccination uptake among underserved, hard-to-reach Korean Americans.

Full description

The objective of this study is to conduct a pilot Multiphase Optimization Strategy trial (MOST) to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of K-Talk as an intervention to improve HPV vaccination initiation and completion among Korean American men and women. K-Talk is a user-centered intervention that combines AI chatbot technology with storytelling to enhance health communication, foster connection, and provide accurate advice related to HPV vaccination. The study design follows an optimization phase of the MOST, utilizing a 2 x 2 factorial design with two factors (storytelling and chatbot) and two levels (Yes/On and No/Off). The study aims to recruit a total of 160 participants, with 40 participants assigned to each experimental condition. The sample will consist of 80 males and 80 females who are eligible for participation in factorial experimentation using the MOST design. Interested individuals will undergo an online eligibility screening survey. If eligible for the study, participants will receive an online survey link containing informed consent, a baseline survey, written HPV information, and random assignment to an intervention group.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Identify as a Korean ethnic person
2. Reside in the U.S.
3. between the ages of 18 and 45
4. be able to speak or read English
5. not have been vaccinated against HPV
6. use a mobile device.

Exclusion criteria

1. Participants who do not identify as a Korean ethnic person
2. Participants who do not reside in the U.S.
3. Participants who are not between the ages of 18 and 45.
4. Participants who cannot speak or read English.
5. Participants who have been vaccinated against HPV.
6. Participants who do not use a mobile device.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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120 participants in 4 patient groups

K-Talk Intervention: Storytelling and AI Chatbot

Experimental group

Description:

After completing the pre-test survey, participants from all intervention groups will receive the written information. Subsequently, they will be randomly assigned to one of the intervention groups. The K-Talk group will receive a series of weekly storytelling videos, and access to the chatbot via the web-based platform KakaoTalk for 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: K-Talk Intervention (Storytelling and K-Bot)

Other: Written Information

Storytelling Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

After completing the pre-test survey, participants from all intervention groups will receive the written information. Subsequently, they will be randomly assigned to one of the intervention groups. The storytelling intervention group will only be exposed to periodic release of stories via email for 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Written Information

Other: Storytelling Intervention

K-Bot (AI Chatbot Intervention) Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

After completing the pre-test survey, participants from all intervention groups will receive the written information. Subsequently, they will be randomly assigned to one of the intervention groups. The K-Bot group will only interact with the chatbot via the web-based platform or KakaoTalk for 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Written Information

Other: K-Bot Intervention

Written Information

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will only be exposed to written, didactic HPV education materials after the pre-test.

Treatment:

Other: Written Information