HOPE Intervention for COVID-19

Purpose

The Harnessing Online Peer Education COVID-19 (HOPE COVID-19) intervention will assess whether a peer-led online support community can improve behavioral health outcomes related to COVID-19.

Condition

  • COVID-19 Vaccination

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  1. 18-30 years old 2. English speakers only 3. U.S. Resident 4. Part of phase 1a or 1b of COVID-19 vaccine rollout (Healthcare personnel, education, and frontline essential workers, verified through LinkedIn profile) 5. Uses social media and/or online communities greater than twice per week 6. Has, or is willing to accept a friend request and group invite from our Facebook social media page 7. Have not received a COVID-19 vaccine and do not have medical conditions or other circumstances preventing them from receiving one

Exclusion Criteria

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Participant)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
HOPE Intervention 		HOPE peer-led intervention
  • Behavioral: HOPE intervention
    Online peer support community of peers trained in behavior change science
No Intervention
Control 		Control group- online community without peer leaders

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04376515
Status
Completed
Sponsor
University of California, Irvine

Detailed Description

The Harnessing Online Peer Education COVID-19 (HOPE COVID-19) intervention will assess whether a peer-led online support community can improve behavioral health outcomes related to COVID-19. Participants in the intervention group will be assigned to peer leaders trained in the HOPE intervention methods.