Protecting Native Families From COVID-19

Summary

The goal of this study is to increase and hasten testing among those with COVID-19 symptoms and improve adherence to recommended strategies following positive test results in high-risk groups in the White Mountain Apache and Navajo Nation communities.

Conditions

• COVID-19

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing

A culturally-tailored brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to promote preventive behaviors and COVID-19 testing when experiencing symptoms, and isolation and care-seeking when positive among two important high-risk groups in American Indian and Alaska Native communities-ages 18-34 and elders (ages ≥65 years).

BEHAVIORAL

COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring System

A daily COVID-19 symptoms (CS) monitoring system with alerts, ways for participants to request home testing after first symptoms, and Geographic Information System (GIS) routing for those responding to alerts.

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing and COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring System

A combination of: 1) a culturally-tailored brief motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to promote preventive behaviors and COVID-19 testing when experiencing symptoms, and isolation and care-seeking when positive among two important high-risk groups in American Indian and Alaska Native communities-ages 18-34 and elders (ages ≥65 years); 2) a daily COVID-19 symptoms (CS) monitoring system with alerts, ways for participants to request home testing after first symptoms, and Geographic Information System (GIS) routing for those responding to alerts

OTHER

Supportive Services

Provision of supportive services such as referrals to needed medical, mental or behavioral health care and delivery of a hygiene kit containing basic hygiene supplies. Participants will also be provided information on COVID-19 and nearby testing locations and basic information about COVID-19, mask wearing, how to prevent the spread in the home and managing stress during COVID-19.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Allison Barlow, PhD, MPH, MA · Johns Hopkins University

• Mary Cwik, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

• Laura Hammitt, MD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-03-08

Primary Completion

2021-11-18

Completion

2021-11-18

Countries

• United States

Study Locations