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NCT Number: NCT02994290

Evaluation of the Implementation and Effectiveness of IPP-HPV

The purpose of the proposed pilot study is to assess the implementation of IPP-HPV immunization at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and to identify potential barriers to and facilitators of this intervention to optimize its feasibility and effectiveness. It is imperative that innovative interventions be developed to achieve comprehensive utilization of this highly effective vaccine to reduce rates of HPV infection, lower rates of cervical and other HPV associated cancers, and address cancer disparities.

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Key information

Conditions

HPV VACCINATION

Age range

15 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale New Haven Hospital, Women's Center

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

About this study

Administration of the HPV vaccine during the inpatient postpartum hospital stay has the potential to be an innovative intervention to improve HPV immunization rates. Following onset of pregnancy, the postpartum period becomes the next available opportunity to immunize with the HPV vaccine, which is safe in breastfeeding women. The benefits of such an intervention include a focus on women engaged with the health care system who are often highly motivated to invest in their personal health.

Specific Aims Aim 1: To evaluate receptivity and concerns of postpartum women with receiving the HPV vaccine during the inpatient postpartum admission as part of the Inpatient Postpartum HPV Immunization Quality Improvement Program (IPP-HPV).

Aim 2: To evaluate receptivity and concerns of healthcare providers with inpatient postpartum HPV immunization as part of IPP-HPV and to identify facilitators of and barriers to its implementation.

Aim 3: To assess the uptake and effectiveness of a Pilot Quality Improvement Program to increase HPV vaccine uptake (IPP-HPV) for Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) Women's Center and Center for Women's Health and Midwifery (CWHM) postpartum patients ≤ 26 years of age who deliver at YNHH York Street Campus (YSC) or Saint Raphael Campus (SRC).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women participating in the IPP-HPV Quality Improvement Program:
  • Postpartum YNHH Women's Center and CWHM patients
  • ≤ 26 years at time of delivery who deliver at YNHH YSC or SRC
  • Have not already received 3 doses of the HPV vaccine at time of delivery
  • Fluent in English or Spanish
  • Able and willing to provide consent

AND

  • Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) Women's Center and Center for Women's Health and Midwifery (CWHM) postpartum patients
  • ≤ 26 years of age
  • Delivered at YNHH York Street Campus (YSC) or Saint Raphael Campus (SRC) in the first year of the IPP-HPV program or in the one year preceding implementation of the program

OR

  • YNHH inpatient postpartum nurses or Women's Center outpatient postpartum nurses or inpatient or outpatient obstetric providers affiliated with the Women's Center or Center for Women's Health and Midwifery
  • Able and willing to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

HPV vaccine

Drug

After the vaccine is administered (or the patient declines the vaccine), a member of the research team (RA) will approach eligible postpartum women and invite them to participate in individual in-depth interviews.

Inpatient Postpartum HPV Immunization Quality Improvement Program

Behavioral

The program coordinator (PC) will screen electronic medical records of Women's Center patients admitted to the inpatient postpartum service for IPP-HPV eligibility: women ≤ 26 years of age who have not received all 3 doses.

Nurses and providers in the Women's Center will be encouraged to discuss the HPV vaccine during prenatal care and recommend postpartum immunization to vaccine eligible women.

All patients will be provided with a Vaccine Information Sheet as is required by law. A postpartum nurse will then administer the HPV vaccine as routine care prior to discharge (unless the patient refuses). A postpartum provider will be available to answer any questions or concerns as needed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Count of Eligible Patients Agreeing to Receive a Dose of Vaccine

    Time frame: 12 months

    Data gathered via medical charts for which participants agreed to receive a dose and which did not

  2. HPV Vaccine Receptivity Thematic Interview

    Time frame: up to 6 weeks postpartum

    In-person, in-depth interviews will be conducted prior to discharge home from the postpartum hospitalization. If an in-person interview prior to discharge is not possible, an in-person interview will be conducted at the 6-week postpartum visit. Interviews will be conducted using a semi-structured guide with questions based on Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs. Transcripts will be analyzed to determine common themes and priority domains. Standard analytic methods for qualitative data will be employed. A codebook will be developed based on deductive (theory-driven) constructs from the interview guide and applied to a subset of transcripts. This outcome reflects the number of themes derived from thematic interviews.

  3. Barriers to Receiving the HPV Vaccine Thematic Interview

    Time frame: up to 6 weeks postpartum

    In-person, in-depth interviews will be conducted prior to discharge home from the postpartum hospitalization. If an in-person interview prior to discharge is not possible, an in-person interview will be conducted at the 6-week postpartum visit. Interviews will be conducted using a semi-structured guide with questions based on Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs. Transcripts will be analyzed to determine common themes and priority domains. Standard analytic methods for qualitative data will be employed. A codebook will be developed based on deductive (theory-driven) constructs from the interview guide and applied to a subset of transcripts. This outcome reflects the number of themes derived from thematic interviews.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Received or Did Not Receive a Dose of Vaccine

    Time frame: 12 months postpartum

    Data gathered via medical charts for which participants received vaccine as inpatient and which did not.

  2. Receptivity of Healthcare Providers Thematic Interviews

    Time frame: up to 12 months

    The in-depth individual interviews will be conducted using a semistructured guide based on Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs. Recorded interviews will be transcribed and transcripts analyzed using standard analytic methods for qualitative data as described above. Provider receptivity of IPP-HPV and perceptions of patient acceptance will be categorized by themes. This outcome reflects the number of themes derived from thematic interviews.

  3. Concerns of Healthcare Providers Thematic Interview

    Time frame: up to 12 months

    The in-depth individual interviews will be conducted using a semistructured guide based on Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) constructs. Recorded interviews will be transcribed and transcripts analyzed using standard analytic methods for qualitative data as described above. Provider receptivity of IPP-HPV and perceptions of patient acceptance will be categorized by themes. This outcome reflects the number of themes derived from thematic interviews.

Other outcomes

  1. Proportion of Patients Who Are Due for Tdap, Influenza or MMR Vaccines and Received Each.

    Time frame: 12 months postpartum

    Data gathered via medical charts

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Implementation and Effectiveness of a Pilot Quality Improvement Program to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake: Inpatient Postpartum HPV Immunization (IPP-HPV) Program

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Dec 15, 2016
Registry last updated
Jan 9, 2023

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