Edtech-HPV: A Community Approach Using Education and Technology to Increase HPV Vaccination

Status:	Recruiting
Healthy:	No
Age Range:	21 - 84
Updated:	3/31/2019
Start Date:	June 28, 2017
End Date:	June 2020
Contact:	Abraham Aragones, MD, MS
Email:	aragonea@mskcc.org
Phone:	646-888-8058

This study is a two-arm randomized controlled trial, implemented to assess the effectiveness
of a community-based educational program with and without a text messaging reminder system,
in increasing the rate of HPV vaccination completion among children of Mexican Americans.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Born in Mexico or born in U.S. but self-describes as Mexican-American

- Spanish is his or her primary language

- Has a minimum of one child between the ages of 11 and 17 who has not initiated or
completed the HPV vaccine seriest (as per the age-recommended timeframe)

- Self-identifies as the child's main caregiver

- Currently owns a cell phone and uses text messaging services and is willing to accept
text messages for this study

- 21 to 84 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of a serious psychiatric or cognitive impairment likely to preclude
meaningful informed consent and adherence to the protocol per the consenting
professional's judgment.

We found this trial at

sites

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1275 York Ave
New York, New York 10021

(212) 639-2000