Emphasizing the Personal Versus the Social in Educational Interventions For Decreasing Vaccine Hesitancy

Communication Clinical Trial

Official title:

Me or We? Emphasizing the Personal Versus the Social in Educational Interventions For Decreasing Vaccine Hesitancy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05120817
• Other study ID #: hsestudy2021
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2021
• Est. completion date: January 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: National Research University Higher School of Economics
• Contact: Anastasia Kapuza
• Phone: + 7 (495) 772 9590
• Email: akapuza[@]hse.ru
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This experimental study aims to investigate the effect of different types of educational interventions on overcoming Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among the Higher School of Economics (HSE) bachelor students in Russia.

Description:

The researchers aim to investigate the effectiveness of three types of educational interventions on overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the HSE bachelor students. The study design implies the comparison of three types of educational interventions which differ in the message that they deliver to the participants: the personal, the social, and a combination of the two. The effects of these interventions will be compared to the control group with no intervention.

Participants in these three experimental groups will receive a link to an educational video about the benefits and costs of vaccination against COVID-19. The videos for the three groups will contain information about vaccination, but each of them will have a different focus.

The participants will be hired on a voluntary basis. All the participants will sign the informed consent form, and the measures will be taken to ensure that their personal data will be protected.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 4000
• Est. completion date: January 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• HSE bachelor students from 18 to 25 years old, who agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who have got vaccinated already.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communication
• Vaccine Hesitancy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• "Personal" intervention
Participants will receive a link with an invitation to watch a 10-minute educational video about the personal benefits and costs of vaccination against COVID-19. They will also go through pre-and post-test data collection.
• "Social" intervention
Participants will receive a link with an invitation to watch a 10-minute educational video about the social benefits and costs of vaccination against COVID-19. They will also go through pre-and post-test data collection.
• "Personal" + "Social" intervention
Participants will receive a link with an invitation to watch a 10-minute educational video about both personal and social benefits and costs of vaccination against COVID-19. They will also go through pre-and post-test data collection.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Russian Federation	Higher School of Economics	Moscow

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Research University Higher School of Economics	Stanford University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Russian Federation, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Real vaccination status	Participants report whether they have got vaccinated against COVID-19.	1-3 months
Secondary	Knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported behaviors	Participants will be given a questionnaire to test their knowledge, attitudes towards vaccination, and self-reported behaviors surrounding vaccination and safety protocols. The questionnaire will be designed by the researchers.	1-3 months