NCT05473936

A CHW Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to COVID 19 Testing & Vaccination

A Community Health Worker Intervention to Identify and Decrease Barriers to Pre-Procedural COVID 19 Testing Among Los Angeles County Department of Health Safety-Net Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the results of a COVID-19 specific curriculum led by LACDHS Community Health Workers (CHWs) from these same communities of safety-net patients to effectively increase COVID-19 testing and vaccination for individual patients, and to facilitate needed healthcare in a timely manner for the safety net health system, and to develop a sustained public health presence in these communities to build trust and preparedness for critical COVID-19 related future needs.

Detailed description

This study represents the third aim of a grant with three aims. The study used unsupervised machine learning and qualitative interviews to develop a CHW intervention for this aim. The aim will compare and evaluate a Community Health Worker-led curriculum aimed to identify and address barriers to COVID-19 testing and vaccination among LACDHS safety-net patients. For the study, the investigators will recruit 66 eligible safety-net patients for a COVID-19 specific curriculum, provided by Community Health Workers at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. The study will take place remotely over the course of 6-weeks. Utilizing a randomized control design among African American and Latinx safety net patients, will assess the effect of the CHW hypothesis-driven intervention on trust, self-efficacy, and intent to participate in COVID-19 testing and vaccination. The remote CHW intervention that the study participants will participate in and be compensated for is a pilot program intended to provide additional CHW training. Monthly calls from LACDHS to remind them of COVID-19 vaccination are standard of care for all empaneled LACDHS patients.

Conditions

• Vaccine Hesitancy
• COVID-19 Testing
• Community Health Workers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Community Health Worker led curriculum	The intervention arm will consist of a CHW-based health educational program via Zoom, where participants will be provided with information about COVID-19, COVID-19 resources and services in Los Angeles County, and engagement with Los Angeles County Department of Health Services CHWs who will lead the curriculum and be available to answer questions of the intervention arm patients.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-11
• Primary completion: 2023-03-01
• Completion: 2023-05-01
• First posted: 2022-07-26
• Last updated: 2023-03-02

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States