Optimization of a New Adaptive Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Testing

Summary

This study tests an adaptation of the HIV Continuum of Prevention, Care, and Treatment Framework (CoPCT) for use in tracking COVID-19 testing and follow-up in a medically and socially vulnerable population. This study uses an integrated research collaborative framework that facilitates dialogue among researchers, community members, and service providers as a tool for optimizing the adaptive intervention and will take place at the North Jersey Community Research Initiative (NJCRI)

Conditions

• COVID-19 Testing

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Navigation Services

Navigation services include assessment and support with service referrals. Each participant will meet with a peer navigator in person or on Zoom Conferencing for 30 minutes to go over results from their social and health needs assessment that is retrieved from the baseline assessment. The navigator shares information about COVID-19, answers questions about testing, and makes referrals to other needed services

BEHAVIORAL

Critical Dialogue

Critical Dialogue includes three one-hour-long, open-group-sessions facilitated in person or online by a trained licensed facilitator. Group critical dialogue is prompted by thematic images developed by the NCCB to foster a deeper understanding of how systematic stigma, feelings of rage as victims of discrimination, and/or apathy may impact participants' beliefs and behaviors related to COVID-19 and empower participants to make critical choices to protect their health and the health of their communities.

BEHAVIORAL

Brief Counseling

Brief Counseling is a 15-minute post-COVID-19 test session delivered by a trained licensed clinician in person or via Zoom Conferencing. In the session, the clinician shares the test results and offers recommendations and information about COVID-19 treatment and prevention.

BEHAVIORAL

Referral and Digital Brochure

Referral will consist of a five-minute phone call where an outreach worker offers participants information about COVID-19 testing and encourages them to get tested within one week. A digital brochure containing NJ recommendations is e-mailed or texted to participants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• North Jersey Community Research Initiative

  collaborator OTHER

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Liliane Windsor, PhD · University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-02-12

Primary Completion

2022-10-25

Completion

2022-10-25

Countries

• United States

Study Locations