Boosting HPV vaccination for rural teens
PREVENT - Practice-based Approaches to Promote HPV Vaccination
This project tries new clinic-based ways to help rural adolescents and their families get the HPV vaccine on time.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Salt Lake City, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11323068 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The project works with rural clinics to try practical approaches that make it easier for teens to get HPV shots. Researchers will help clinics set up tracking systems, reminders, and culturally relevant messages for rural communities, including Hispanic families. Different outreach and communication strategies will be compared and sometimes bundled with routine adolescent care to see what improves on-time vaccination. If your clinic joins, you or your child may receive targeted outreach, reminders, or clinic-based supports to get vaccinated.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adolescents about 11–13 years old and their caregivers who receive care at participating rural clinics, especially in communities with low HPV uptake.
Not a fit: People already fully vaccinated for HPV, adults outside the adolescent age range, or anyone not served by participating rural clinics are unlikely to benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these approaches could raise HPV vaccination rates in rural areas and reduce future HPV-related cancers.
How similar studies have performed: Clinic-based reminders and strong provider recommendations have increased HPV vaccination in urban settings, but similar approaches are less tested in rural and rural Hispanic populations.
Where this research is happening
Salt Lake City, United States
- Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah — Salt Lake City, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kepka, Deanna Lee — Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah
- Study coordinator: Kepka, Deanna Lee
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.