Maximizing HPV Vaccination: Real-time Reminders, Guidance, and Recommendations - Part 4: Feasibility Trial
University of Florida
Summary
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have potential to prevent an average of 26,900 cancer cases each year in the United States, but vaccine coverage rates remain low. The study team has developed an electronic application (app), Protect Me 4, to help parents and providers assess and have more productive conversations about needed vaccines. The specific aims of this study are to: (1) evaluate the feasibility of implementing Protect Me 4, and (2) estimate preliminary efficacy of Protect Me 4 to increase HPV vaccine initiation (receipt of first dose).
Description
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have potential to prevent an average of 26,900 cancer cases each year in the United States, but vaccine coverage rates remain low. The study team has developed a health information technology (HIT) electronic application (app), Protect Me 4, to help parents and providers assess and have more productive conversations about needed vaccines. In past studies, Protect Me 4 users have demonstrated three times higher chances of initiating the HPV vaccine. Despite this promise, Protect Me 4 system implementation suffered from very low reach within clinics. In this…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–99 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Must be parent of an adolescent aged 11-12 years old. * Providers working with age appropriate for study adolescents at the intervention clinics * Adolescents/Parents/Providers willing to consent to participation * Adolescents/Parents that can read and speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescents out of the age range for participation * Adolescents/Parents/Providers unwilling to consent to participation * Adolescents/Parents that can NOT read and speak English
Interventions
- BehavioralProtect Me 4 Application + External Quality Improvement Support
Participants will be asked to interact with the Protect Me 4 application, using an iPad tablet. During the implementation period (months 4-6), intervention clinics will receive the Protect Me 4 app and External Quality Improvement Support (practice facilitation and external and internal provider peer opinion leaders and provider incentives). Providers from intervention clinics will complete audit and feedback reports to assess HPV vaccination rates with the assistance of the practice facilitator. Providers at the intervention clinic will complete a pre-intervention survey to obtain background information (demographics, approximate HPV vaccination rates, comfort with the use of technology etc.)
- BehavioralProtect Me 4 Application Alone
During the maintenance period (months 7-9), intervention clinics will receive Protect Me 4 without external support (practice facilitation and external provider peer opinion leaders). Providers from intervention clinics will complete audit and feedback reports to assess HPV vaccination rates without the assistance of the practice facilitator. Providers at the intervention clinic will complete a post-intervention survey to gain provider feedback regarding the feasibility of Protect Me 4 and changes in perceptions regarding the use of technology.
Location
- University of FloridaGainesville, Florida