A Faithful Response to COVID-19 Project

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1013 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-06

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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This 2-arm clustered, randomized community trial will test a multilevel, COVID-19 testing and linkage to care (eg, health insurance, medical appointments, community resources, contact tracing) intervention against a nontailored, attention-control condition on uptake of COVID-19 testing with adult African American church-affiliated members at 6 months. Contact tracing approval (beliefs and participation contact tracing) and COVID19 prevention behaviors will also be examined. Findings from this study could provide a theory-based, multilevel model for delivering scalable, wide-reaching COVID-19 testing and linkage to care services, including contact tracing, by supporting African American faith leaders with culturally-appropriate, easy-to-use tools and health agency partnerships.

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Detailed Description

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The primary aim of this study is to conduct a two-arm clustered randomized controlled trial to fully test a multilevel, religiously-tailored African American church-based COVID19 testing and linkage to care (LTC) intervention (Tx) vs a nontailored multilevel, attention-control (AC) condition on COVID19 testing uptake (primary outcome) at 6 mos. LTC, contact tracing approval (CTA) and prevention behaviors (exploratory secondary outcomes) will also be examined with participants, adult African American church and community members. Churches will be matched on attendance size and denomination, and randomly assigned to Tx or AC. Previous HIV testing and diabetes prevention studies conducted in African American churches, whereby the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Socioecological Model will guide intervention design and delivery, will be adapted for this project. Using a community engaged approach, these models provide a theoretically-based, ecologically-expanded TBP framework for intervention delivery through multilevel church outlets to increase reach, dose, and impact. Sixteen churches (45 church members and 15 community members using outreach services per church; N= 960 total) have been project to be required to detect significant increases in testing.

Trained church health workers will deliver the Tx intervention during existing, multilevel church activities using a culturally-tailored COVID19 Tool Kit inclusive of digital tools consisting of: a) individual self-help materials and automated/tailored text messages; b) virtual supportive group seminars about COVID19; c) virtual/in-person church services with COVID19 related materials/activities (e.g., sermons, pastors modeling testing, testimonials, bulletins); and d) church-community level COVID19 testing and LTC services (e.g., healthcare, prevention programs, community resources, contact tracing) provided virtually by community health workers. All churches will host COVID19 testing events. First, a pilot study site will be used to test project feasibility followed by the 16 RCT faith-based study sites. Social, ethical, behavioral implications (SEBI) data will also be collected. All data will be made available to the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADxUP) Data Consortium.

Specific Aims (SA):

SA 1. Test a tailored TPB-guided multilevel, COVID19 intervention against a nontailored AC arm on uptake of COVID19 testing, and LTC/CTA \& prevention behaviors with African American church-populations at 6 months.

Hypothesis: The tailored, TPB testing/LTC intervention will attain higher testing rates than AC at 6 months.

SA 2. Evaluate roles of potential mediators and moderators related to COVID19 testing among church-affiliated African Americans at 6 months to determine modifiable facilitators/barriers.

SA 3. Conduct a process evaluation to understand study implementation facilitators, barriers, and fidelity; and examine relationships between implementation, intervention dose and exposure, and intervention outcomes to identify and improve essential intervention components.

Significance: This novel study is the first to fully test a COVID19 testing and LTC intervention in African American churches. It could provide a theory-based, multilevel model for delivering scalable, wide-reaching COVID19 testing and LTC by supporting African American faith leaders with culturally-appropriate, easy-to-use tools and health agency partnerships. It could have a major impact on uptake of COVID19 testing, inform on LTC and contact tracing, and streamline future vaccine delivery in African American communities hard hit by COVID19.

Conditions

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A Multilevel, Tailored COVID-19 Testing Condition A Nontailored COVID-19 Testing Control Condition

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A culturally-religiously tailored COVID-19 testing and linkage to care arm versus a standard COVID-19 education arm in African American churches

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Multilevel, religiously-culturally tailored COVID-19 testing and linkage to care

Church-based COVID19 promoted with a religiously-culturally tailored Faithful Response COVID19 Toolkit delivered by church health workers (trained in an enhanced communication style) through multilevel church outlets (e.g., sermon guide, responsive reading, church bulletin inserts, automated text messages) and linkage to care delivered by community health workers who also conduct contact tracing; inclusive of 2 church-based COVID-19 testing events at each participating site.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

A Faithful Response to COVID-19

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

See previous description

Standard COVID19 information (non-tailored) attention control arm

Standard COVID-19 information that has not been tailored delivered by trained church health workers via a toolkit; inclusive of 2 church-based COVID19 testing evens at each participating site.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

A Faithful Response to COVID-19

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

See previous description

Interventions

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