Partnerships to Address COVID-19 Inequities

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: COVID-19

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard information; Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05123729

40010565 (Other Identifier)

IRB00099888

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

a. 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.

Enrollment: 200 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

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Crowdsourced campaign package

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Behavioral: Crowdsourced campaign package

Standard information

Active Comparator group

Description:

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).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard information