RecruitingNot Applicable

Active Health Education to Increase HPV Vaccine Coverage in Youth: A Stepped-wedge, Cluster, and Randomized Trial

Brazil5,000 participantsStarted 2025-03-24

Plain-language summary

This study aims to evaluate the impact of active health education methodologies on increasing adherence to the HPV vaccine among schoolchildren. The project will involve 196 schools across Brazil, encompassing a total of 5,000 students. A stepped-wedge implementation design will be applied, with clusters being randomized every two months to one of four interventions. Each intervention will be implemented in 48 schools.

Who can participate

Age range9 Years – 14 Years

SexALL

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Criteria for students Inclusion Criteria: * Students of both sexes aged 9 to 14 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Students with a complete HPV vaccination (two doses) received. Criteria for Clusters Inclusion Criteria: * The school has enrolled students aged 9 to 14 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Schools that do not have students aged between 9 and 14; * Schools that provided only distance education

What they're measuring

Proportion of children and adolescents with at least one dose of HPV vaccination following the intervention

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06513494

SponsorHospital Israelita Albert Einstein

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-01

Contact for this trial

Soraya S Cruz

55 11 2151-1233 soraya.cruz@einstein.br

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