Evaluating a Community-Led COVID-19 Testing Intervention to Address Mistrust
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 Genders
- 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
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT06650462
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Old Dominion University
Detailed Description
Eligible participants will be randomized to intervention or control group. Intervention group participants will meet 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 will be led by peer mentor facilitators and supported by a research team member. Discussion topics will include current events, COVID-19, and other health related topics. Control group participants will not meet in weekly discussion groups. At approximately the 0 month, 3 month, and 6 month time points, all participants will answer online surveys about health related topics. At the 3 month and 6 month time points, all participants will also be asked to self-administer a COVID-19 test that investigators provide. Finally, around the fourth month, intervention group participants will be invited to an online feedback session with the research team about participants' experiences in the study.