Knowledge and Attitude About HPV Vaccines

Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Knowledge and Attitude About HPV Vaccines Among Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01043341
• Other study ID #: HPV vaccines
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• First received: January 5, 2010
• Last updated: January 8, 2010
• Start date: October 2006
• Est. completion date: October 2009

Study information

• Verified date: January 2010
• Source: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study was to analyze the knowledge and attitude about HPV vaccines among Brazilian women after an educative intervention. The knowledge was measured on sexual behavior and HPV infection. The attitude was measured on acceptance of vaccines.

Description:

Two hundred Brazilian women were selected ranged 18 to 30 years old. They were randomized on two groups: 1) One hundred received a brief educative intervention about HPV infection and vaccines and answered a questionaire about sexual behavior, HPV infection and vaccines and 2)one hundred not received anything and answered the same questionaire.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: October 2009
• Est. primary completion date: October 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy women

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous CIN or cervical cancer treatment

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attitude
• Behavior
• Knowledge

Intervention

Behavioral:
• educative folder
folder about HPV infection and vaccines

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Universidade Cidade de São Paulo	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incorrect knowledge about HPV vaccines was detected on more than 50% women, however the attitude to accept the HPV vaccine was improved after educative intervention.		2 years	Yes
Secondary	The acceptance of HPV vaccines by the women was depended on the sponsor by the public heath services		2 years	Yes