NCT06932549

Engaging Partners in Caring Communities

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 320 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tennessee State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of the EPICC observational study is to learn about capacity to implement evidence-based health promotion programs (EBPs) in congregations that are offered semi-structured technical assistance (TA). Congregational teams will complete an implementation capacity assessment survey before the TA is offered and 10 months later, after TA has been provided for up to 10 months. Participating congregations will be a convenience sample of congregations in Davidson County, TN that serve primarily African American communities.

Detailed description

The recruitment process is designed to provide a team of 3-5 volunteers from 40 congregations with information about five EBPs identified by the research team from which they are to choose one. The team completes one EPICC Survey for their congregation. The team is then offered up to 10 months of TA with the expectation that 2-3 months will be used for planning to launch the EBP, with 4-6 months for implementation. Each congregation will be asked to recruit a minimum of 8-10 members of the congregation to complete a brief report of health behaviors prior to launching of the EBP and repeating that report 6 months later to assess the impact of the EBP on their health behaviors.

Conditions

• Chronic Disease Prevention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Technical assistance is designed to integrate Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) strategies, and Getting To Outcomes-TA.	The TA is tailored to each congregation using the results of the implementation capacity survey completed by the congregation's team and materials from the EB Program selected by the congregation. The TA teams of two research staff are being trained and coached by Dr. Abe Wandersman, lead developer of Getting To Outcomes-TA (GTO-TA). TA sessions are audio-recorded and will be evaluated for fidelity to GTO-TA, and use of specific ERIC strategies.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-01
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-04-01
• First posted: 2025-04-17
• Last updated: 2025-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States