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Communicating Human Papillomavirus Vaccine With Japanese Parents and Caregivers With Daughters Aged 12-18

A study testing Group 1 (I x S x S x F), Group 2 (O x S x S x F) and Group 3 (I x E x S x F) in people with Healthy, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in United Kingdom.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study aims to comprehensively assess confidence in and acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines among Japanese parents and caregivers with daughters aged 12-18 and their decision-making process. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
Group 1 (I x S x S x F), Group 2 (O x S x S x F) and Group 3 (I x E x S x F)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,324 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
22 Dec 2023to 22 Jan 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Female adult caregivers, older than 20, with daughters aged 12-18 who have received none or only one shot of HPV vaccine.

Who cannot join

  • Caregivers who do not agree to participate in survey, experiment, or both.
  • Caregivers with daughters who have already received two or more HPV vaccines.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    London

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: Communicating Human Papillomavirus Vaccine With Japanese Parents and Caregivers With Daughters Aged 12-18: a Mixed-methods Assessment of Acceptance of HPV Vaccine With Experiments on Communication Strategies

This study aims to comprehensively assess confidence in and acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines among Japanese parents and caregivers with daughters aged 12-18 and their decision-making process.

Read the detailed description

This study will implement an experiment as a sixteen-arm randomized controlled trial in an online survey environment. Before the experiment, participants, who are Japanese caregivers with daughters aged 12-18 who have not received an HPV vaccine, will first answer a pre-experiment survey. The survey will collect information on participants' socio-demographic data and key decision-making factors for HPV vaccine acceptance and confidence. Then, the study will randomly assign the participants to view one digital communication message using a 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 between-person factorial experiment on 'components of message.' The sixteen experimental messages will be developed based on real social media messages posted between November 2021 and April 2022, when the Japanese government prepared to reinstate an active recommendation of HPV vaccines for eligible girls after eight and a half years of suspension.

The sixteen messages will assess four factors: messenger, style, content, and misinformation. Each message will be similar except for one variable in consideration. The messenger component will be whether the message is from an individual or an organization. As individual messengers, the study will set a fictional male or female with common Japanese names who actively communicate about HPV vaccines. As organizational messengers, the study will use the existing accounts of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or the Japan Cancer Society or a fictional account of an anti-vaccine group. The style component will be whether the message conveys information through storytelling or scientific data. Messages will include personal stories for the storytelling style and statistics for the scientific data style. The content component will be whether the message conveys information about the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine in preventing diseases or the safety of the HPV vaccine. The contents will be built on both factual information and misconceptions about HPV vaccine safety and effectiveness that are often mentioned in the actual social media posts. The misinformation component will be whether the message conveys misinformation or factual information. The study will debrief all respondents exposed to misinformation after the survey.

Lastly, the study will collect data as a post-experiment survey to evaluate how an online message influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
Group 1 (I x S x S x F), Group 2 (O x S x S x F), Group 3 (I x E x S x F), Group 4 (O x E x S x F), Group 5 (I x S x S x M)
Keywords
HPV Vaccine

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group 1 (I x S x S x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Safety x Storytelling x Factual

  • Group 2 (O x S x S x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Safety x Storytelling x Factual

  • Group 3 (I x E x S x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Factual

  • Group 4 (O x E x S x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Factual

  • Group 5 (I x S x S x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Safety x Storytelling x Misinformation

  • Group 6 (O x S x S x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Safety x Storytelling x Misinformation

  • Group 7 (I x E x S x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Misinformation

  • Group 8 (O x E x S x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Misinformation

  • Group 9 (I x S x D x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Safety x Scientific data x Factual

  • Group 10 (O x S x D x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Safety x Scientific data x Factual

  • Group 11 (I x E x D x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Factual

  • Group 12 (O x E x D x F)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Factual

  • Group 13 (I x S x D x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Safety x Scientific data x Misinformation

  • Group 14 (O x S x D x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Safety x Scientific data x Misinformation

  • Group 15 (I x E x D x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Individual x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Misinformation

  • Group 16 (O x E x D x M)Behavioural

    Experimental message: Organization x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Misinformation

Study groups in NCT06347627
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1 (I x S x S x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 1 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Safety x Storytelling x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 1 (I x S x S x F)
Group 2 (O x S x S x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 2 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Safety x Storytelling x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 2 (O x S x S x F)
Group 3 (I x E x S x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 3 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 3 (I x E x S x F)
Group 4 (O x E x S x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 4 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 4 (O x E x S x F)
Group 5 (I x S x S x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 5 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Safety x Storytelling x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 5 (I x S x S x M)
Group 6 (O x S x S x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 6 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Safety x Storytelling x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 6 (O x S x S x M)
Group 7 (I x E x S x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 7 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 7 (I x E x S x M)
Group 8 (O x E x S x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 8 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Effectiveness x Storytelling x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 8 (O x E x S x M)
Group 9 (I x S x D x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 9 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Safety x Scientific data x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 9 (I x S x D x F)
Group 10 (O x S x D x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 10 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Safety x Scientific data x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 10 (O x S x D x F)
Group 11 (I x E x D x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 11 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 11 (I x E x D x F)
Group 12 (O x E x D x F)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 12 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Factual" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 12 (O x E x D x F)
Group 13 (I x S x D x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 13 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Safety x Scientific data x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 13 (I x S x D x M)
Group 14 (O x S x D x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 14 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Safety x Scientific data x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 14 (O x S x D x M)
Group 15 (I x E x D x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 15 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Individual x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 15 (I x E x D x M)
Group 16 (O x E x D x M)ExperimentalParticipants in Group 16 will view a message in an X (former Twitter) format composed of "Organization x Effectiveness x Scientific data x Misinformation" factors. The message will be available for participants to view while answering five questions that evaluate how it influenced caregivers' trust, confidence, and motivation to vaccinate.
Receives: Behavioral: Group 16 (O x E x D x M)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Willingness to receive HPV vaccines for daughters

    A degree of a change in willingness to receive HPV vaccines after viewing an experimental message will be scored on a 5-point scale. The options are 1) much less willing to get the HPV vaccine for my daughter, 2) somewhat less, 3) neither more or less, 4) somewhat more, and 5) much more, with higher scores indicating a better outcome.

    Measured: This experiment is expected to take 20-30 minutes to complete. The study will assess the outcome measure immediately after participants are exposed to the experimental messages.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Confidence in HPV vaccine safety

    A degree of a change in confidence regarding HPV vaccine safety after viewing an experimental message will be scored on a 5-point scale. The options are 1) much less confident that the HPV vaccine is safe, 2) somewhat less, 3) neither more or less, 4) somewhat more, and 5) much more, with higher scores indicating a better outcome.

    Measured: This experiment is expected to take 20-30 minutes to complete. The study will assess the outcome measure immediately after participants are exposed to the experimental messages.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Apr 2024
  2. Study start22 Dec 2023
  3. Primary completion22 Jan 2024
  4. Study completion22 Jan 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
1,324 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06347627
Sponsor's protocol ID
UW23139
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
17 Mar 2024
Last updated
15 May 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Kobayashi K, Masuda K, Wu JT, Lin L. Impact of digital communication message on HPV vaccine decision-making among Japanese mothers: A randomized controlled trial. Vaccine. 2025 Aug 13;61:127327. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127327. Epub 2025 Jun 3.

    PubMed 40466485

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Group 1 (I x S x S x F), Group 2 (O x S x S x F) and Group 3 (I x E x S x F) in people with Healthy, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Willingness to receive HPV vaccines for daughters (time frame: This experiment is expected to take 20-30 minutes to complete. The study will assess the outcome measure immediately after participants are exposed to the experimental messages.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06347627, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 May 2026.

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