Empowering Vietnamese Americans
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Digital Intervention for Vietnamese-American Storytelling (VIDAS), Teen General Health.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: HPV Vaccination, Cancer Prevention. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
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Official title
Empowering Vietnamese Americans: A Culture-Centric Digital Storytelling Intervention to Boost HPV Vaccination
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether short videos can help Vietnamese American mothers decide to vaccinate their children against HPV (human papillomavirus). The study will explore: (1) whether different interventions influence mothers' intentions and decisions regarding HPV vaccination for their children; (2) how mothers perceive and engage with the videos; and (3) how many children receive the HPV vaccine after their mothers watch the videos. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (a) watch four short digital stories about the HPV vaccine created by Vietnamese mothers; or (b) watch four short videos on general teen health topics such as mental health and social media use. Participants will complete brief surveys and their child's HPV vaccination status will be checked two months after the intervention.
Detailed description
This study focuses on increasing HPV vaccination rates among Vietnamese American (VA) youth by engaging their mothers-who are key decision-makers-in culturally relevant video interventions. VA females experience disproportionately high rates of HPV-related cervical cancer and low vaccine uptake. Contributing factors include limited HPV knowledge, low English proficiency, and culturally influenced health beliefs. There is a critical need for tailored, community-driven interventions to address these disparities.
Researchers will evaluate two 4-week video-based interventions: a digital storytelling (DST) intervention featuring personal stories created by Vietnamese mothers and a general teen health video series. Each mother will view one 3-minute video per week over four weeks. The study uses a randomized, 2-arm design with 60 VA mothers of unvaccinated children ages 11-14 assigned to one of the two groups.
The study draws on the Theory of Planned Behavior and a culture-centric health promotion framework. It aims to measure feasibility, acceptability, and changes in vaccination intention and behavior. Follow-up assessments will occur two months post-intervention to evaluate vaccine uptake. Additionally, a subset of participants will complete interviews to explore engagement and refine future trial design.
Data will be collected at baseline, post-intervention, and 2-month follow-up using online surveys and secure platforms. To ensure equitable participation, the study incorporates bilingual staff, culturally tailored outreach and community partnerships. Findings will inform future large-scale trials and may help scale culturally grounded HPV prevention strategies for other underserved populations.
Interventions
- Behavioral Digital Intervention for Vietnamese-American Storytelling (VIDAS)
The intervention consists of 4 brief stories about HPV vaccine, created by Vietnamese mothers - Behavioral Teen General Health
This intervention consists of 4 brief videos on general teen health topics, such as mental health, social media usage.
Primary outcome measures
- Child's HPV vaccine initiation [Time frame: 2-month follow up (T2)]
- Mother's intention to vaccinate the eligible child against HPV [Time frame: T0 (baseline), T1 (immediately post intervention), T2 (2-month follow up)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: An individual is eligible if they:
- Self-identify as a Vietnamese American or immigrant woman aged 18 years or older
- Are the primary caregiver of at least one unvaccinated child aged 11-14 years
- Can speak and read English or Vietnamese
- Agree to receive text messages and/or emails related to project activities during the study period
Exclusion criteria
- inability/unwillingness to provide consent.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Michigan State University — Lansing
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07164391 · IP00769244