Partnerships to Address COVID-19 Inequities

Sponsor

Duke University (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05123729

Collaborator

(none)

200

Enrollment

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the impact of an intervention to increase COVID-19 prevention behaviors, including COVID-19 testing. The intervention will be developed through a crowdsourcing contest.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
COVID-19	Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package Behavioral: Standard information	N/A

Detailed Description

The surge of COVID-19 cases has been accompanied by glaring racial disparities in COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality; disparities in outcomes have been most pronounced for African Americans who, despite comprising only 13% of the US population account for about 30% of all COVID-19 cases in states for which race-related data are reported. Infectious disease modelers, epidemiologists, and other public health experts believe that COVID-19 is here to stay and suggest that annual surges may persist through 2025 and beyond. With vaccine hesitancy and delay compromising our ability to attain herd immunity, the best means for controlling the spread of COVID-19 according to public health experts is mass adoption of the 3 Ws (Wear a mask, Wait 6 feet apart, and Wash your hands) and increasing awareness of one's status through testing. As such, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are currently our best options for viral control and containment. NPIs that are community-driven and developed in collaboration with diverse partners, including community members, public health agencies, and researchers may offer an acceptable and effective approach to reducing COVID-19 transmission and addressing individual and socio-structural barriers that lead to worse COVID-19-related outcomes among African Americans. Our study goals are to use a crowdsourcing open call to identify exceptional ideas (e.g., messages, videos, communication and dissemination strategies) that promote COVID-19 testing and encourage the public to practice the 3 Ws, referred to as health-promotive behaviors.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

200 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Official Title:

Community-Academic Partnerships to Address COVID-19 Inequities Within African American Communities

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Aug 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Sep 30, 2026

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Sep 30, 2026

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Crowdsourced campaign package The intervention will be developed through a crowdsourcing process, including an open call for submissions.	Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package COVID-19 prevention intervention developed using a crowdsourcing process.
Active Comparator: Standard information The control will be the provision of standard information (e.g., view standard informational videos promoting the adoption of health-protective behaviors and COVID-19 testing).	Behavioral: Standard information Standard informational videos promoting the adoption of health-protective behaviors and COVID-19 testing

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Crowdsourced campaign package

The intervention will be developed through a crowdsourcing process, including an open call for submissions.

Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package

COVID-19 prevention intervention developed using a crowdsourcing process.

Active Comparator: Standard information

The control will be the provision of standard information (e.g., view standard informational videos promoting the adoption of health-protective behaviors and COVID-19 testing).

Behavioral: Standard information

Standard informational videos promoting the adoption of health-protective behaviors and COVID-19 testing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Number of participants enrolled as measured by enrollment log [Up to 3 years]
Number of participants rating intervention as acceptable as measured by a post-intervention questionnaire [Up to 4 years]
Change in the number of participants engaging in 1 or more of the 3 Ws as measured by participant report [up to 3 years; up to 38 months; up to 40 months]
The 3Ws are defined as (1) Wearing a mask, (2) Waiting 6 feet apart, and (3) Washing your hands.
Change in number of participants who stated that they would self-test for COVID-19 as measured by interview [up to 3 years; up to 38 months; up to 40 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

specific zip codes in North Carolina (specific zip codes to be determined)
no self-reported history of COVID-19 infection
have not tested within the past 14 days

Exclusion Criteria:

live outside of study area
under 18

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

Duke University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Tiarney Ritchwood, Duke University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Duke University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05123729

Other Study ID Numbers:

Pro00108968

First Posted:

Nov 17, 2021

Last Update Posted:

Jun 28, 2022

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2021

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

COVID-19

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 28, 2022