Evaluating a Community-Led COVID-19 Testing Intervention to Address Mistrust - Study 1
Purpose
The goal of this study is to assess how community-led group discussions about health-related topics may alter beliefs and intentions regarding healthcare recommendations, such as COVID-19 testing and vaccination.
Conditions
- COVID-19
- Trust
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 years or older - Resident of one of the 9 housing authority agencies - Willing to participate in Zoom meetings and complete online assessments at baseline, 3-month, and 6-month timepoints - Ability to read, speak, and understand English
Exclusion Criteria
- None
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- Participants randomly assigned to intervention or control group; repeated measure assessments at 0 months, 3 months, 6 months
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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No Intervention Control |
non-intervention control (participants complete surveys only) |
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Experimental Intervention |
Participants engage in weekly community-led small group discussions about health-related topics and answer surveys at 0, 3, and 6 months time points |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT06650462
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Old Dominion University
Detailed Description
Eligible participants were randomized to intervention or control group. Intervention group participants met virtually with other community member participants in small discussion groups once a week for one hour over the course of 12 weeks. The online discussion groups were led by peer mentor facilitators and supported by a research team member. Discussion topics included current events, COVID-19, and other health related topics. Control group participants did not meet in weekly discussion groups. At approximately the 0 month, 3 month, and 6 month time points, all participants answered online surveys about health related topics. At the 3 month and 6 month time points, all participants were also asked to self-administer a COVID-19 test that investigators provide. Finally, around the fourth month, intervention group participants were invited to an online feedback session with the research team about participants' experiences in the study.