Connecting Friends and Health Workers to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination in Latino Communities
REDES: a Peer Network and mHealth Community Health Worker (CHW) Model to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Among Latinos
Johns Hopkins University
900 participants
Jul 8, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out which approach works better in getting more of the friends and connections of Latino adults get vaccinated against COVID-19. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Can teaching people to use motivational interviewing help more friends and connections of Latino adults get the COVID-19 vaccine compared to just giving information about the vaccine? 2. What are the things that make it easier or harder for Latinos and networks to get the COVID-19 vaccine? 3. How does this intervention work in practice so that it can be made available to more people in the future The researchers will compare the vaccine rates of the friends and connections of Latinos who have been trained in motivational interviewing with those who have only been given information about the COVID-19 vaccine. This will help figure out which method works best to encourage more people to get vaccinated.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria12
- Eligibility criteria for index participants (eligibility for index participants is intended to select participants who are less vaccine hesitant):
- Age 18 years or older, and
- Self-identifies as Hispanic/Latino, and
- Living in Maryland, and
- Has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine/booster in the last 12 months.
- Eligibility criteria for primary and secondary network members (peers):
- Eligibility for peers is intended to select for participants who are more vaccine hesitant (e.g. unvaccinated, or have not received at least one COVID-19 vaccine/booster in the last 12 months)
- years old or older, and
- Self-identifies as Hispanic/Latino, and
- Living in Maryland, and
- Provide a study coupon to verify that they were referred by an index or a primary network member, and
- Has not received at least one COVID-19 vaccine/booster in the last 12 months.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Previously participated in the study
- Lacks capacity to consent
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Interventions
Training on motivational interviewing (MI) led by community health workers on how to use MI to address vaccine hesitancy using a guiding approach, open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries.
Brief CHW-led training about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Participants will have the opportunity to ask clarifying questions from the CHWs during the training.
Locations(1)
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NCT06128928