Vale+ Tu Salud: Corner-Based Randomized Trial to Test a Latino Day Laborer Program Adapted to Prevent COVID-19

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard of Care; Behavioral: COVID-19 Group Problem Solving

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05248399

1R01MD016328-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HSC-SPH-20-1389 (Rapid phase)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to adapt and pilot test the feasibility of implementing a corner-based risk reduction program that aims to assist Latino day laborers (LDL) in their efforts to adhere to COVID-19 mitigation practices, including receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, using personal protective equipment (PPE), and practicing social distancing.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-identify as Hispanic or Latino
• Be present at the corner for the purposes of looking for work

Exclusion criteria

• Have not been previously hired to work at a corner
• Symptoms of COVID-19 in the previous 48 hours

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

COVID-19 Group Problem Solving plus Standard of Care

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: COVID-19 Group Problem Solving

Behavioral: Standard of Care

Standard of Care

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of Care