Prevention and Screening for Early Detection of HPV-related Cancers in Gay and Bisexual Men in Tanzania

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HPV
• Interventions: Other: Training on self-screening and HPV vaccination administration

• Registration Number: NCT05616767
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief Summary

The long-term objective of the parent study is "to reduce the effects of OPCa through secondary prevention (i.e., early detection, diagnosis and treatment referral)." Consistent with this, this supplement will test HPV-related interventions tailored for Sexual Minority Men (SMM). Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a smart-phone delivered Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPCA) self-assessment tool will be assessed. Given that homosexuality is stigmatized and criminalized in Tanzania, and that cell phone use is the key way SMM communicate in Tanzania, a self-assessment screening cell phone intervention holds particular promise for SMM in Tanzania but warrants separate evaluation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-08
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-15
• Study Start: 2022-11-30
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-25
• Study Completion: 2023-04-25
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 83

Inclusion Criteria

• Age over 18
• gay or bisexual men
• speak Kiswahili or English
• resident in Dar es Salam

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Training on self-screening and HPV vaccination administration	Training on self-screening and HPV vaccination administration	teaching SMM in Tanzania to conduct self-exams for oropharyngeal hrHPV-associated cancers using cellphone-mediated oral selfies, and administering the HPV vaccination series (with 2 and 6-8 month follow-up) to those who request it

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
assess screening practices of hrHPV-related OPCa	Baseline	Questionaire
To assess the acceptability and feasibility of teaching SMM in Tanzania to conduct self-exams	baseline to 6 months	Questionaire to assess post-test selfie evaluations, Scores: 0= was not trained; 1= was trained; 2=took a selfie; 3= clear selfie
To assess the acceptability and feasibility of hrHPV vaccination	6 months	percentage of individuals recruited for aim 1 who request HPV vaccination, Scores are 0=no vaccination; 1=first vaccination; 2= second vaccination; 3=third vaccination

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dar es Salaam; 🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania