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Stand Up 2 HPV: Standing Orders to Improve HPV Vaccination

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Hpv
Interventions
Behavioral: Communication
Behavioral: Standing Orders
Registration Number
NCT06380114
Lead Sponsor
University of Rochester
Brief Summary

Each year in the U.S., ≥20,000 women and 14,000 men are affected by HPV-related cancers, including cervical and oropharyngeal cancer. However, in 2020, only 59% of U.S. adolescents aged 13-17 were up-to-date for HPV vaccination, and rates for 11-12 year olds, the primary target age group for HPV vaccination (when the immune reaction is better and before exposure to HPV infection), are even lower. Standing orders (written protocols that authorize designated members of the healthcare team to vaccinate without first obtaining a patient-specific physician order) have been shown to work in inpatient settings and for adults, but have not been evaluated for HPV vaccine, which some parents consider controversial. Also, the ways in which organizational readiness for change (resources, motivation, staff attributes, leadership support and culture) moderate the effect of standing orders has not been studied. A physician's recommendation is correlated with HPV vaccine acceptance, and the investigators have developed a successful online, interactive, communication education program that will be adapted to train nurses and staff in addition to physicians. The investigators propose testing standing orders for HPV vaccine in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Western New York, and assessing which provider and practice factors moderate the effect of standing orders. Advantages of this setting include a diverse group of rural, urban and suburban practices, and the ACO provides data infrastructure and analytics that allow practices to evaluate vaccination rates in real time.

Using a 2-arm cluster randomized trial (n=40 practices), the investigators will assess the effectiveness of standing orders (SO) + HPV communication education (intervention arm) relative to HPV communication education alone (control arm) on HPV vaccination for 9-17 year-olds.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16000
Inclusion Criteria
  • active patient in AHP practice
Exclusion Criteria
  • patient belonging to a practice with >80% UTD baseline HPV vaccination rate for ages 13-17
  • patient belonging to a practice with <20 11-12 year-olds eligible for an HPV dose

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Communication Training + Standing Orders Training/ImplementationStanding OrdersPractice personnel (providers and nurses) receive training in communication about HPV vaccination and training in the implementation of standing orders for HPV vaccination.
Communication TrainingCommunicationPractice personnel (providers and nurses) receive training in communication about HPV vaccination.
Communication Training + Standing Orders Training/ImplementationCommunicationPractice personnel (providers and nurses) receive training in communication about HPV vaccination and training in the implementation of standing orders for HPV vaccination.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient-Level Captured Opportunities for HPV Vaccination12-month baseline compared to 12-month intervention compared to 12-month maintenance (control arm vs intervention arm)

The percentage of HPV vaccine eligible patients, aged 9-17, with a practice visit during the specified timeframe of interest who receive \>=1 HPV vaccination.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC)

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Rochester, New York, United States

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