SMS Reminders to Strengthen Demand for HPV Vaccination in Georgia

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: HPV, Human Papillomavirus Viruses, Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine

• Registration Number: NCT05536674
• Lead Sponsor: The Behavioural Insights Team

Brief Summary

It is possible that achieving adequate HPV vaccination coverage will allow cervical cancer to be virtually eliminated. This is a priority for Georgia, where the burden of mortality and morbidity from cervical cancer is high and the yearly prevalence of cervical cancer is 14.5 per 100,000 population.

The objective of the intervention evaluated is to increase the uptake of the 1st dose of the HPV vaccination in Georgia. The intervention aims to achieve this by providing a SMS reminder informed by behavioural insights (BI) to remind caregivers of girls between 10-12 years that their daughter is due the first dose of her HPV vaccination, share information about the vaccine, and encourage them to book an appointment to receive the vaccination. Four different SMS messages will be compared to no SMS message.

The evaluation will be a 5-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT) which aims to answer the research question: Does each of the designed BI-informed SMS reminders increase the uptake of the first dose of the HPV vaccination among eligible girls in Georgia, compared to no reminder? Our hypothesis is that SMS reminders will increase the uptake of HPV vaccination.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study First Submitted: 2022-09-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-08
• Study Start: 2022-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-13
• Primary Completion: 2022-11-12
• Study Completion: 2022-11-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 55176

Inclusion Criteria

• Girls
• Aged 10-12 years
• Not yet received any doses of the HPV vaccine
• With a caregiver's mobile phone number in the e-health system.

Exclusion Criteria

• Boys
• Girls aged less than 10 or more than 12 years
• Girls with no caregiver phone number in the e-health system
• Girls who have received 1 or 2 doses of the HPV vaccine

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HPV vaccination status	At 60 days after receiving the SMS reminder	1st dose HPV vaccination status of the caregiver's daughter