A collaborative approach was critical to engaging leadership and enlisting support from providers and to developing appropriate materials for clinical audiences. Information provided here can be used as a guide for conducting assessment and feedback interventions focused on HPV vaccination initiation.
ObjectivesTo test the effectiveness of a comprehensive team-based intervention to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination completion rates and reduce missed opportunities to vaccinate in rural Oregon.DesignStepped-wedge cluster randomized trial.ParticipantsForty family physicians and pediatricians who are members of the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network.InterventionTailored to individual practice needs, components will include (1) practice facilitation with clinicians, nurses, front office staff, and others who have patient contact to redesign patient care and communication strategies to optimize HPV vaccine series completion; (2) workflow mapping adapted to practice context to support HPV vaccine delivery; (3) a practice improvement model designed to firmly establish reminder and recall systems and then standing orders; (4) education for patients and parents that underscores HPV vaccination is safe, effective, and an important approach for reducing cancer risk; and (5) partnering with community organizations to plan and implement a social marketing campaign on HPV vaccination.Main outcome measuresInitiation and completion of the HPV vaccine series as well as reduction in rates of missed opportunities to vaccinate derived from Oregon Immunization Program data.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.govPRS, NCT03604393: .Trial was registered on July 11, 2018. The first participant was enrolled on September 11, 2018.
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