Building Resiliency and Vital Equity (BRAVE) Project: Understanding Native Americans' Perceptions/Beliefs About COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Study

Purpose

The Building Resilience and Vital Equity (BRAVE) project seeks to partner with American Indian tribal communities in North Carolina to establish COVID-19 services and resources for American Indian communities. The goal of this study is to 1) understand the barriers and social implications of COVID19 testing and vaccination among American Indians by designing and implementing culturally sensitive survey tools and intervention materials; 2) Implement BRAVE outreach and testing interventions to increase testing in American Indian communities; 3) analyze data and share back with tribal communities to improve perceptions of COVID-19 testing in the AI community and decrease in vaccine hesitancy.

Condition

  • Covid19 Virus Infection

Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

  • Self reports as Native American or American Indian

Exclusion Criteria

  • Does not self-report as Native American or American Indian

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Participants will be randomized to receive information about testing and vaccination based on zip code.
Primary Purpose
Screening
Masking
None (Open Label)
Masking Description
No masking employed in this study.

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
No Intervention
BRAVE Non-Intervention 		Survey participants in the BRAVE non-intervention arm will not have received information (e.g., informational pamplets, flyers, townhalls) about COVID-19 testing and vaccination from the BRAVE project.
Active Comparator
BRAVE Intervention 		Survey participants in the BRAVE intervention arm will have received information (e.g., informational pamplets, flyers, townhalls) about COVID-19 testing and vaccination from the BRAVE project.
  • Behavioral: Protect Your Elders Campaign
    This is a behavioral intervention where participants will receive cultural appropriate educational information about COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Recruiting Locations

Lumbee Tribe Tribal Housing Complex
Pembroke, North Carolina 28372
Contact:
Patrick Strickland
910-734-8264
pstrickland@lumbeetribe.com

More Details

NCT ID
NCT04964154
Status
Unknown status
Sponsor
North Carolina Central University

Study Contact

Deepak Kumar, PhD
919-530-7017
dkumar@ad.nccu.edu