%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-326X
%I JMIR Publications
%V 4
%N 1
%P e14111
%T Challenges and Lessons Learned From a Mobile Health, Web-Based Human Papillomavirus Intervention for Female Korean American College Students: Feasibility Experimental Study
%A Kim,Minjin
%A Lee,Haeok
%A Allison,Jeroan
%+ University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01605, United States, 1 7202095559, minjin.kim2@umassmed.edu
%K mHealth
%K Web-based intervention
%K fraud
%K experimental design
%D 2020
%7 29.1.2020
%9 Short Paper
%J JMIR Form Res
%G English
%X Background: Mobile health (mHealth) and Web-based research methods are becoming more commonplace for researchers. However, there is a lack of mHealth and Web-based human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention experimental studies that discuss potential issues that may arise. Objective: This study aimed to assess the feasibility of research procedures and discuss the challenges and lessons learned from an mHealth and Web-based HPV prevention experimental study targeting female Korean American college students in the United States. Methods: A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in an mHealth and Web-based platform with 104 female Korean American college students aged 18-26 years between September 2016 and December 2016. Participants were randomized to either the experimental group (a storytelling video intervention) or the comparison group (a nonnarrative, information-based intervention). Outcomes included the feasibility of research procedures (recruitment, eligibility, randomization, and retention). Results: From September 2016 to October 2016, we recorded 225 entries in our initial eligibility survey. The eligibility rate was 54.2% (122/225). This study demonstrated a high recruitment rate (95.6%, 111/122) and retention rate (83.7%, 87/104) at the 2-month follow-up. Conclusions: Findings from this study demonstrated sufficient feasibility in terms of research procedures to justify a full-scale RCT. Given the increased possibility of invalid or misrepresentative entries in mHealth and Web-based studies, strategies for detection and prevention are critical. Trial Registration: ISRCTN Registry ISRCTN12175285; http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN12175285 
%M 32012036
%R 10.2196/14111
%U http://formative.jmir.org/2020/1/e14111/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/14111
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32012036