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CompletedNCT02835755Updated Aug 3, 2017

Mobile Health Intervention in Increasing HPV Vaccine Coverage Among Young Adult Gay and Bisexual Men

An interventional study of Educational Intervention and Educational Intervention in Healthy Subject, sponsored by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-03.

Sponsored by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 25 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This pilot trial studies how well a mobile health (mHealth) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine intervention works in increasing HPV vaccine coverage among young adult gay and bisexual men. Giving young men information about the HPV vaccine and the importance of vaccination may encourage them to get the HPV vaccine.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Pilot test a mobile health (mHealth) HPV vaccine intervention for young gay and bisexual men 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: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I (CONTROL): Patients receive standard information about HPV and HPV vaccine, such as the vaccine information statement (VIS), on a mobile-friendly website study portal.

GROUP II (INTERVENTION): Patients receive the mHealth HPV vaccine intervention consisting of content about HPV and HPV vaccine on the study portal for 15 minutes and vaccination reminders sent by the portal via text or e-mail.

All patients complete a survey on the study portal at baseline, immediately after the mHealth intervention or control materials, and at 3 months and 7 months thereafter for about 10-15 minutes each.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Subject
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In context

Lead sponsor

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 369 studies on the registry; 81 are open to participants now.

Of its 38 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 19 (50%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Self-identifies as gay or bisexual
  • Lives in the United States (US)
  • Has not received any doses of HPV vaccine
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group I (Control)

    Patients receive standard information about HPV and HPV vaccine, such as the VIS, on a mobile-friendly website study portal.

    Other: Educational Intervention · Other: Survey Administration

  • Experimental
    Group II (mHealth HPV vaccine)

    Patients receive the mHealth HPV vaccine intervention consisting of content about HPV and HPV vaccine on the study portal for 15 minutes and vaccination reminders sent by the portal via text or e-mail.

    Other: Educational Intervention · Other: Survey Administration

Interventions

  • OtherEducational Intervention

    Receive standard HPV and HPV vaccine information

    Also known as: Education for Intervention, Intervention by Education, Intervention through Education, Intervention, Educational

  • OtherEducational Intervention

    Receive mHealth HPV vaccine intervention

    Also known as: Education for Intervention, Intervention by Education, Intervention through Education, Intervention, Educational

  • OtherSurvey Administration

    Ancillary studies

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability will be established by examining participant satisfaction with study materials

    Linear regression will be used and usage data and satisfaction with vaccination reminders (intervention group only) will be descriptively examined.

    Time frame: Up to 7 months

  2. Feasibility established by achieving recruitment, retention, and medical record release goals

    Critical parameters with point estimates and 95% confidence intervals will be estimated and tested with a two-sided alpha=.05

    Time frame: Up to 7 months

  3. Receipt of 1 or more doses of HPV vaccine

    Evaluated using logistic regression.

    Time frame: Up to 7 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in potential mediators between study group and HPV vaccination (i.e., protection motivation theory [PMT] constructs and HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge)

    Evaluated using analysis of covariance models.

    Time frame: Up to 7 months

  2. Receipt of second and third doses of HPV vaccine

    Evaluated using logistic regression.

    Time frame: Up to 7 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Reiter PL, Katz ML, Bauermeister JA, Shoben AB, Paskett ED, McRee AL. Increasing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men: A Randomized Pilot Trial of the Outsmart HPV Intervention. LGBT Health. 2018 Jul;5(5):325-329. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2018.0059. PubMed 29979642 ↗
  • McRee AL, Shoben A, Bauermeister JA, Katz ML, Paskett ED, Reiter PL. Outsmart HPV: Acceptability and short-term effects of a web-based HPV vaccination intervention for young adult gay and bisexual men. Vaccine. 2018 Dec 18;36(52):8158-8164. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.01.009. Epub 2018 Jan 10. PubMed 29331245 ↗

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02835755
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Paul Reiter (Principal Investigator, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 18, 2016
Start date
Jul 11, 2016
Primary completion
Sep 8, 2016
Completion
Apr 16, 2017
Last update
Aug 3, 2017

Study contacts

Paul Reiter, PhD
principal investigator · Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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