Healthcare Provider Human Papillomavirus Education and Professional Skills Intervention
Purpose
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.
Conditions
- Health Personnel Attitude
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 65 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
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
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- A parallel trial design will be used to examine the effectiveness of a tailored HPV education and professional skills intervention. Emerging and current healthcare providers will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: 1) treatment condition in which they will receive a tailored Education and Professional Skills Intervention, and 2) control condition in which they will receive general, publicly available information about HPV and communication skills. Participants will then be followed over time and the responses will be compared between groups.
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
- Masking Description
- Participants [blinding]: participants will be randomly assigned to treatment and control groups, they will not be made aware of other participant's receipt of treatment or control materials. Participants will be asked not to discuss this project outside of the intervention; delivery of the intervention or other educational materials will be virtual, limiting the ability of participants to interact with one another during the study. Outcome assessor [blinding]: to reduce bias in the implementation and assessment of the clinical trial, participant information and pre-post survey responses will be maintained separately from the assignment and delivery of the intervention.
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
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Experimental Treatment |
A tailored HPV education and professional skills intervention. |
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Active Comparator Control |
General/publicly available educational materials on HPV and communication skills. |
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Recruiting Locations
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
El Paso, Texas 79968
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT05120869
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Detailed 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.