NCT04930965

Impact of LA-CEAL HALT COVID-19 Ambassador Program on Likelihood to Vaccinate

Louisiana Community-Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (LA-CEAL): Impact of HALT COVID Ambassador Program on Likelihood to Vaccinate

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tulane University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of the HALT COVID Ambassador educational outreach program on increasing likelihood to vaccinate against COVID-19

Detailed description

Investigators will use a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of HALT COVID educational outreach by HALT COVID Ambassadors. HALT COVID Ambassadors will receive training to answer common vaccine questions \& address misconceptions; conduct motivational interviewing; and implement basic behavioral economics and related strategies to remove barriers to vaccination. A random sample of FQHC patients will be identified in EHR data downloads of adult patients seen in the last year and contacted by telephone to gain consent and assess eligibility. A total of 100 individuals will be enrolled into the trial and randomized to intervention (engagement with the HALT COVID Ambassador over a 1 month period via in-person or virtual sessions exploring their own questions and concerns about vaccines) or usual care (no extra engagement). Baseline, 1-month, and 2-month follow-up surveys will assess for vaccine likelihood.

Conditions

• Covid19
• Vaccine Refusal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Community health worker engagement	3-4 in-person or virtual engagements (individual or group sessions) over 1 month, each engagement lasting 30 minutes to 1 hour

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-05
• Primary completion: 2022-12-31
• Completion: 2023-02-28
• First posted: 2021-06-18
• Last updated: 2024-01-18
• Results posted: 2024-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States