PREVENT: Practice-based Approaches to Promote HPV Vaccination in the Safety Net - BootCamp Translation

The PREVENT BootCamp Translation (BCT) study will determine the components and messages of reminders to encourage parents to obtain an HPV vaccine for their age-eligible children and adolescents (C/A)

This study will design format and content of an intervention to promote adolescent HPV vaccine coverage that will consider unique information needs of diverse rural parents/caregivers. The study team will use BCT to develop locally relevant intervention materials (e.g., reminder phone scripts for automated calls, text messages, and patient portal messages for P/C). Targeted promotional materials for HPV vaccination are available in Spanish and could be translated into other languages, as needed. Newly designed messages and materials will seek to counter anti-vaccination sentiment by leveraging cancer prevention, vaccine effectiveness, and vaccine safety messages. BCT methods will provide the framework to tailor HPV vaccination messages for rural and Hispanic IMW P/C.

Bootcamp Translation (BCT), a method for engaging diverse stakeholders in a consensus-building process, has been used by this research team to actively develop and adapt study interventions. It uses an iterative, flexible schedule of face-to-face meetings combined with short, focused teleconferences in a process that addresses 2 questions: "What do we need to say in our message to the community (newly HPV vaccine-eligible adolescents and adolescents who have not completed the HPV vaccination series)?" and "How do we deliver that message to our community?" BCT emphasizes no wrong answers and no hierarchy of expertise. The process requires up to nine (9) hours of participant time over 3-6 months. Participants will be surveyed before and after the in-person session to assess learning outcomes and capture basic sociodemographic information.

With Sea Mar's project manager and/or Sea Mar's designated team member(s), this study will recruit P/C (i.e., participants) for BCT sessions by generating a list of potential P/C of patients across 4 clinics. This study will recruit 6 participants from each clinic (24 total): 12 whose preferred language is English and 12 whose preferred language is Spanish. About two Sea Mar staff members will participate in BCT.

Two parallel sessions will be conducted, one in English and one in Spanish, with approximately 12 study participants per session. The in-person or live Zoom presentation will consist of an expert presentation, and/or subject matter experts. They will share research on the safety and effectiveness of the HPV vaccine and social norms about vaccination. They will educate participants about the six different types of cancers that are prevented by the HPV vaccine among women and men in the United States. The study Investigators and/or subject matter experts to whom they delegate this responsibility will also present up-to-date evidence on effective messaging by clinicians (e.g., using presumptive statements, bundling HPV vaccine recommendations with recommendations for other vaccines) as well as novel formats for educational messages (e.g., digital videos, narratives).