mHealth Intervention in Increasing HPV Vaccinations in College Students

The Ohio State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Subject

Treatments: Other: Survey Administration; Other: Informational Intervention; Other: Media Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02960100

NCI-2016-01449 (Registry Identifier)

OSU-16109

P30CA016058 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized pilot trial studies how well a mobile health (mHealth) intervention works in increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among college students at the Ohio State University. mHealth educational intervention may communicate information about HPV vaccination and increase HPV vaccine uptake in college students.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Pilot test an mHealth HPV vaccine intervention for college students to establish feasibility and acceptability.

II. Obtain preliminary efficacy data on whether the mHealth HPV vaccine intervention increases HPV vaccine initiation compared to the control group.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Examine whether the mHealth HPV vaccine intervention affects secondary outcomes compared to the control group.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Participants receive targeted HPV vaccine narrative-style video via the mobile-friendly website. Participants also receive monthly HPV vaccination reminders via email or by text message.

ARM II: Participants receive standard information about HPV and then HPV vaccine information statement (VIS) via the mobile-friendly website.

After completion of study, participants are followed up at 3 and 7 months.

Enrollment: 101 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Currently enrolled as a first year Ohio State University (OSU) student on the Columbus campus
• Being able to read English
• Not having received any doses of the HPV vaccine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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101 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm I (mHealth HPV vaccine intervention)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive targeted HPV vaccine narrative-style video via the mobile-friendly website. Participants also receive monthly HPV vaccination reminders via email or by text message.

Treatment:

Other: Media Intervention

Other: Survey Administration

Arm II (standard HPV information and HPV VIS)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants receive standard information with the HPV Vaccine Information Statement via the mobile-friendly website.

Treatment:

Other: Informational Intervention

Other: Survey Administration