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HPVNCT07498075

Digital Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccination Intentions Among Nigerian Caregivers

A study testing Chatbot counseling, Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculation and Short edutainment in people with HPV and HPV Vaccine, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in Nigeria.

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Trial summary

This study evaluates whether different types of digital health communication can increase parents' intention to vaccinate their daughters against human papillomavirus (HPV) in Nigeria. HPV vaccination is recommended for girls aged 9-14 years and helps prevent cervical cancer, yet vaccination rates remain low. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 27 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
HPV, HPV Vaccine
What is being tested?
Chatbot counseling, Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculation and Short edutainment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3,340 participants
Where
1 siteNigeria
Study dates
7 May 2026to 31 Dec 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 27 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Parent or primary caregiver of at least one girl aged 9-14 years
  • Parent states "no" or "unsure" to question asking if eligible daughter has received any doses of the HPV vaccine
  • Provides informed consent to participate

Who cannot join

  • Parent or caregiver of a girl who has already received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine
  • Does not meet age eligibility criteria for an eligible daughter
  • Fails Attention Checks

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Nigeria1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Online study

    Lagos

    Online Study Online Study, a: 800-555-5555

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Trial of Digital Interventions to Increase HPV Vaccination Intentions Among Nigerian Caregivers

This study evaluates whether different types of digital health communication can increase parents' intention to vaccinate their daughters against human papillomavirus (HPV) in Nigeria. HPV vaccination is recommended for girls aged 9-14 years and helps prevent cervical cancer, yet vaccination rates remain low.

Parents of eligible, unvaccinated girls will be randomly assigned to receive one of several types of digital content delivered online. These include: (1) a short chatbot conversation based on motivational interviewing principles, (2) an interactive game designed to help parents recognize and resist common forms of vaccine misinformation, (3) a set of short edutainment videos about HPV vaccination, (4) standard informational infographics about HPV vaccination from a national public health agency, or (5) unrelated health content about menstruation.

The main outcome is parents' self-reported intention to vaccinate their daughter against HPV, measured immediately and one week after exposure to the assigned content. Additional outcomes include HPV-related knowledge, perceptions of vaccine safety, willingness to recommend the vaccine to others, and self-reported vaccine uptake at 1-week and 6 month follow-up. The results will help inform scalable communication strategies to improve HPV vaccination uptake in low- and middle-income settings.

Read the detailed description

Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women in Nigeria. Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer, and safe, effective vaccines are available and recommended for girls aged 9-14 years. Despite national and global efforts to expand access, HPV vaccination coverage in Nigeria remains low. Parental hesitancy, misinformation, limited knowledge, and lack of engagement with existing health communication materials are key barriers.

This randomized controlled trial examines whether different forms of digital communication can increase HPV vaccination intention among parents of unvaccinated, vaccine-eligible girls in Nigeria. The study focuses on scalable, low-cost interventions that could be deployed through mobile phones and other digital platforms.

Eligible participants are parents or primary caregivers of at least one unvaccinated girl aged 9-14 years. Participants will be individually randomized in equal proportions to one of five conditions:

A motivational interviewing-style chatbot that provides brief, interactive counseling adapted from World Health Organization vaccination guidance.

A short interactive "pre-bunking" game designed to build resistance to common forms of HPV vaccine misinformation.

A series of short edutainment videos providing information about HPV, cervical cancer prevention, and HPV vaccination in the Nigerian context.

A standard informational control consisting of existing HPV vaccination infographics produced by Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency.

An unrelated-content attention control consisting of infographics on menstruation awareness produced by a Nigerian health advocacy organization.

All content will be delivered digitally. Participants will complete baseline measures prior to randomization and follow-up surveys after exposure to the assigned content. The primary outcome is self-reported intention to vaccinate the selected daughter against HPV, measured immediately and one week post-intervention on a numeric scale. Secondary outcomes include HPV and vaccine-related knowledge, perceived vaccine safety, willingness to recommend the HPV vaccine to other parents, and self-reported HPV vaccine uptake. Additional intention measures will be collected 1-week after the intervention and at six months post-intervention, with vaccine uptake assessed at the six-month follow-up.

Primary analyses will be conducted under an intention-to-treat framework, comparing outcomes across randomized groups regardless of engagement with the assigned content. Secondary and exploratory analyses will examine engagement patterns and heterogeneity of effects by baseline attitudes, knowledge, and demographic characteristics.

The findings will provide evidence on the comparative effectiveness of different digital communication strategies for increasing HPV vaccination intention and uptake among parents in Nigeria and similar settings.

Conditions
HPV, HPV Vaccine
Being tested
Chatbot counseling, Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculation, Short edutainment, Standard infographic control
Keywords
HPV, HPV Vaccine, Chatbots, Misinformation, Pre-Bunking
Medical subject headings
Communication

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Chatbot counselingBehavioural

    A brief motivational-interviewing-style chatbot dialogue adapted from WHO vaccination counseling guidance

  • Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculationBehavioural

    A short interactive game (approximately 3-5 minutes) designed to build resistance to HPV vaccine misinformation

  • Short edutainmentBehavioural

    5-6 brief edutainment videos (total viewing time approximately 10-15 minutes) providing HPV vaccine information tailored to the Nigerian context

  • Standard infographic controlBehavioural

    Existing infographics on HPV vaccination from Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)

Study groups in NCT07498075
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Chatbot counseling armExperimentalA brief motivational-interviewing-style chatbot dialogue adapted from WHO vaccination counseling guidance
Receives: Behavioral: Chatbot counseling
Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculation armExperimentalA short interactive game (approximately 3-5 minutes) designed to build resistance to HPV vaccine misinformation
Receives: Behavioral: Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculation
Short edutainment armExperimental5-6 brief edutainment videos (total viewing time approximately 10-15 minutes) providing HPV vaccine information tailored to the Nigerian context
Receives: Behavioral: Short edutainment
Standard infographic control armActive comparatorExisting infographics on HPV vaccination from Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)
Receives: Behavioral: Standard infographic control
Unrelated content control armNo interventionSeries of infographics on menstruation from Nigeria's Menstrual Health Advocacy Consortium

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. HPV Vaccination Intention (1-Week Post-Intervention)

    Parent's self-reported intention to vaccinate their selected daughter (aged 9-14 years) against HPV, measured on a 10-point numeric scale, where higher values indicate greater intention to vaccinate. If a participant has more than one eligible daughter, one daughter is randomly selected for all outcome questions.

    Measured: 1 week after exposure to the assigned intervention content

  2. HPV Vaccination Intention (Immediately Post-Intervention)

    Parent's self-reported intention to vaccinate their selected daughter against HPV, measured on a 10-point numeric scale.

    Measured: Immediately Post-Intervention

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. HPV Vaccination Intention (6 months post-intervention)

    Parent's self-reported intention to vaccinate their selected daughter against HPV, measured on a 10-point numeric scale, assessed immediately after completion of the assigned intervention content.

    Measured: 6 months post-intervention

  2. Self-Reported HPV Vaccine Uptake

    Parent's self-report of whether their selected daughter has received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine since participation in the study (yes/no).

    Measured: 6 months post-intervention

  3. Perceived Safety of the HPV Vaccine

    Parent's perceived safety of the HPV vaccine, measured using Likert-scale items assessing agreement with statements about HPV vaccine safety.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  4. Likelihood of Recommending the HPV Vaccine to Other Parents

    Parent's self-reported likelihood of recommending the HPV vaccine to other parents of eligible girls, measured on a Likert-type scale.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  5. Self-Reported Knowledge of the HPV Vaccine

    Parent's self-assessed knowledge about the HPV vaccine, measured using Likert-scale items assessing perceived understanding.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  6. Knowledge of the Protective Effects of the HPV Vaccine

    Parent's knowledge that the HPV vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer, measured using objective knowledge questions.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6-months post-intervention

  7. Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Detection Methods

    Parent's knowledge of cervical cancer detection methods, including awareness of Pap smear or cervical cancer screening tests, measured using objective knowledge questions.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  8. Knowledge of HPV Vaccine Eligibility

    Parent's knowledge of eligibility criteria for free HPV vaccination in Nigeria, measured using objective knowledge questions.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  9. Perceived Support of HPV Vaccine

    Primary caregiver's perceived level of support for HPV and routine vaccination among other parents and community, measured using Likert-type scale.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  10. Attitudes towards HPV Vaccine

    Primary caregiver's perceived importance of HPV vaccination, likelihood of vaccination if recommended by a healthcare worker, and desire for more information, measured using Likert-type scale.

    Measured: 1 week post-intervention, 6 months post-intervention

  11. Self-reported Information-seeking behaviors

    Primary caregiver's self-reported information-seeking behaviors related to the HPV vaccine, including online research, conversations with healthcare workers, school officials, or community members, outreach to a hotline, or appointment-setting, measured as an index of yes/no responses.

    Measured: 6 months post-intervention

  12. Objective information-seeking behavior

    Primary caregiver's engagement with UNICEF Nigeria's HPV informational site for parents, measured via link-tracking.

    Measured: 6 months post-intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Mar 2026
  2. Study start7 May 2026
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
3,340 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07498075
Sponsor's protocol ID
nigeria_hpv_857299
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
23 Mar 2026
Last updated
16 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: De-identified individual participant data underlying the primary and secondary outcome analyses will be shared. This includes randomized treatment assignment, baseline covariates, outcome measures related to HPV vaccination intention, knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported vaccine uptake, as well as basic demographic variables. Data will be de-identified prior to sharing and will not include direct identifiers or information that could reasonably be used to re-identify participants.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Chatbot counseling, Misinformation-resistance pre-bunking inoculation and Short edutainment in people with HPV and HPV Vaccine, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in Nigeria.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Nigeria. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

HPV Vaccination Intention (1-Week Post-Intervention) (time frame: 1 week after exposure to the assigned intervention content). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jul 2026.

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