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Educational Outreach for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination (INFORMED Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Janice Y Tsoh, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Age 18 and older

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up week 16

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will compare two methods of educating people about getting tested for COVID-19, one with text messaging and one with text messaging plus support from a community health worker.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Asian Americans aged 18 or older who identify as Chinese, Hmong, or Vietnamese. Participants must be able to read/speak English, Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Hmong, or Vietnamese and have access to a mobile phone for text messages. Those unwilling to receive texts are excluded.

What is being tested?

The study tests the 'INFORMED' intervention against standard SMS text messaging with added support from Lay Health Workers (LHW). It aims to improve knowledge about COVID-19 testing and reduce hesitancy in getting tested through educational outreach.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational activities rather than medical treatments, there are no traditional side effects. However, participants may experience an increase in screen time due to reading texts.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ week 16

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~week 16

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 16 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Proportion of participants who have decisional conflicts for getting tested of COVID-19

Secondary study objectives

COVID-19 Testing Knowledge Score

Proportion of participants who has been tested for COVID-19 during the study period.

Other study objectives

Proportion of participants who have decisional conflicts for getting vaccinated for COVID-19

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: INFORMEDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive a weekly SMS Text or instant message on a topic related to COVID-19 testing as described in the "Text Messaging Only." In addition, participants will receive a Lay Health Worker (LHW) Educational Outreach Program, which includes 2 group sessions via video calls like Zoom or another video conferencing platform and 2 follow-up contacts via telephone, text or other media assignment.

Group II: Text Messaging OnlyActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will receive a weekly SMS Text or instant message on a topic related to COVID-19 testing over 12 weeks. In addition, participants will receive as-needed messages on updates of COVID-19 testing related information. The messages will be responsive to the rapid evolving developments and changes related to COVID-19 testing guidelines. Some of the messages will include a link to allow participants to get to the entire message/information on the study website.

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