Leveraging Social Innovation and Community-Engagement to Reduce Disparities in Outbreak Control Outcomes

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Outbreak Investigation

Treatments: Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package; Behavioral: Rapid Response Teams

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05123729

40010565 (Other Identifier)

IRB00099888

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the impact of an intervention to increase viral transmission behaviors. The intervention will be developed through a crowdsourcing contest.

Full description

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 viral transmission and addressing individual and socio-structural barriers that lead to worse virus-related outcomes. Our study goals are to use a crowdsourcing open call to identify exceptional ideas (e.g., messages, videos, communication and dissemination strategies) that promote disease testing and encourage the public to practice the 3 Ws, referred to as health-promotive behaviors.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Crowdsourced campaign package

Description:

Disease prevention intervention developed using a crowdsourcing process.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package

Rapid Response Team

Description:

Pilot a new hybrid training focused on contact tracing and case investigation.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Rapid Response Teams