Promoting HPV Vaccine Through Twitter

Completed

• Conditions: Human Papilloma Virus
• Interventions: Behavioral: Twitter

• Registration Number: NCT04023955
• Lead Sponsor: Tufts University

Brief Summary

This study assessed the feasibility of implementing a one-month Twitter campaign to promote knowledge about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among low-income women living in public housing.

Detailed Description

Investigators recruited a convenience sample (n=35) of women ages 18-26 years who resided in public housing in Massachusetts. Investigators assessed the feasibility and acceptability of the campaign. Online assessed changes in HPV knowledge, attitudes, and vaccine intentions before and after the campaign.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-10
• Study Completion: 2018-06-10
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-18
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

English-speaking women Age18-26 years Residents of public housing in two Massachusetts cities

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Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Twitter	Twitter messages delivered over 1 month period

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure of Humanpapilloma VirusVaccine Knowledge	3 months	13 items that assess knowledge about HPV, the HPV vaccine, and cervical cancer; HPV and cervical cancer risk factors and HPV transmission. Score from 0-100% with higher scores indicating greater knowledge