Prevention of HPV in the School Health Service

Prevention of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Cancer by Intervention Studies in Teenagers Attending School Health

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02280967

Enrollment

832

Registered

2014-11-03

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2017-08-01

Last updated

2017-09-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cervix Cancer, Human Papillomavirus

Keywords

Adolescent, Attitude, Condom, Human Papillomavirus Vaccines, Primary prevention, School Health

Brief summary

The last ten years sexually transmitted infections (STI) have substantially increased among adolescents. STI can lead to individual suffering and have a negative effect on the future reproductive health and also increase the need for health care, thus it is important to reduce the number of STIs. HPV vaccination is included in the school-based vaccination program since 2012, a catch-up vaccination is offered to older girls and young women aged 13-25. School nurses have a key role regarding information about HPV and HPV vaccine, and the school-based vaccination program has a substantial higher coverage rate. Knowledge is an important factor associated with attitude to preventive methods against HPV. In previous studies the results indicate that young people have low awareness of HPV and the HPV vaccine. Interventions can decrease sexual risk taking and influence the intention to receive HPV vaccination and increase the use of condom. The aim of this study is to increase primary prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) by promoting HPV vaccination and increase condom use among upper secondary students. The aim is also to increase the knowledge about HPV, risk and prevention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEducation about HPV by school nurse

Information about prevention of HPV among adolescents aged 16 at time for the regular health interview with the school nurse.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Masking description

Open label

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* First year students in upper secondary school who visit the school nurse for the regular health interview. * Master Swedish in speech and writing.

Exclusion criteria

* Students with cognitive disabilities.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Intention to use condom if new partner	Change from Baseline Intention at 3 months	Intention to use condom if new partner measured by questionnaire, five-point Likert scale ranging from totally agree to totally disagree.
Attitude to prevention about HPV	Change from Baseline Attitude at 3 months	Attitude to HPV vaccine. Intention to be vaccinated against HPV. Condom use and intention to attend future cervical cancer screening programmes. Measured by questionnaire, five-point Likert scale ranging from totally agree to totally disagree.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Behavioural outcomes: Increased HPV vaccination and increased condom use.	Change from Baseline Behaviour at 3 months.	Measured by questionnaire. Vaccinated against HPV? Condom use at last sexual intercourse?

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Knowledge about HPV	Change from Baseline Knowledge at 3 months	Knowledge about HPV measured by questionnaire. (Facts about the virus, transmission, what HPV can cause. Heard of HPV vaccine?)

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026