HPV Vaccine Reminders - SEARCH II Study

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Human Papillomavirus Vaccination

In brief

This RCT will take place at health centres and their affiliated schools and community immunization centers overseen by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) as well as at the Makerere/Mulago/Columbia Adolescent Health Clinic in Kampala. The investigators will assess the impact of vaccine text message and automated phone reminders on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiation and completion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06161831

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

396

Starts

2024-04-22

Expected to finish

2026-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-08

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 14. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be a parenting adult of an adolescent girl aged 10-14 years
• Reside in Kampala and/or the surrounding districts
• Speak English or Luganda
• Have a cell phone with text messaging capability
• Must have ability to consent

You may not qualify if…

• Parenting adult speaks other language than English or Luganda only
• Parenting adult already enrolled in the study for another child
• Participation in previous HPV vaccine reminder study

Where it is running

• Columbia University Irving Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
• Makerere University/Mulago Hospital — Kampala, Uganda

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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