Can teaching doctors about HPV boost vaccine rates?
NCT ID NCT05120869
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tested whether training healthcare providers on HPV and its vaccine improves their knowledge, attitudes, and communication with patients. Researchers recruited 178 providers in the El Paso border region and compared two types of education programs. The goal was to see if better provider training could reduce vaccine hesitancy and increase HPV vaccine uptake in the community.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help more people get the HPV vaccine and reduce HPV-related cancers in the community.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed behavioral study with 178 providers in one region, so results may not apply to other areas or directly prove increased vaccination.
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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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161 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Current (in practice) or emerging (in training - medical student, resident, or fellow) healthcare provider * Working/training or living in the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region (i.e., El Paso County, TX-Southern New Mexico) * Have the authorization to recommend/prescribe/administer the HPV vaccine Exclusion Criteria: * Unaffiliated with the El Paso U.S.-Mexico Border Region (i.e., El Paso County, TX-Southern New Mexico) * Participation in Phases I or II of the larger research project \[cross-sectional phases\] * Does not identify as a current or emerging healthcare provider * Declines or is unable to participate in the full intervention and follow-up time-points * Unable to complete participation and activities in the English language
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88001, United States
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The University of Texas at El Paso, Border Biomedical Research Center
El Paso, Texas, 79968, United States
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