Could a simple education push prevent 400,000 cancers?
NCT ID NCT07104240
First seen Sep 03, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a program called TweenVax, which provides education and training to clinics, providers, and parents, can increase HPV vaccination rates among adolescents aged 9 to 12. Researchers will compare clinics using TweenVax to those using standard vaccination promotion practices. The goal is to see if more adolescents complete the HPV vaccine series by age 13, potentially preventing many HPV-related cancers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Educational and promotional intervention (TweenVax) delivered to practices, providers, and parents/adolescents
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could raise HPV vaccination rates and help prevent hundreds of thousands of HPV-related cancers.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early and relies on real-world clinic participation, so results may vary. Success depends on consistent implementation across many practices.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,836 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * PRACTICE-LEVEL: Must be community based primary care providers (pediatrics or family practice) * PRACTICE-LEVEL: Are willing to be part of the study * PRACTICE-LEVEL: Have sufficient patient population to support 51 adolescents aged 9-12 years over approximately a 9-month period * PRACTICE-LEVEL: Utilize an electronic medical records system and/or report to the state Immunization Information System (IIS) * CHILD/ADOLESCENT: Aged 9-12 years * CHILD/ADOLESCENT: Seeking care from an enrolled practice during the study period * CHILD/ADOLESCENT: Have not received any doses of HPV vaccine by the time of their first visit during the study period
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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