COVID-19 Resource Offers Among Rent and Utility Assistance Applicants in St. Louis

Communication Clinical Trial

Official title:

Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations Supplement Rent Relief and COVID-19 in St. Louis: COVID-19 Resource Offers Among Rent and Utility Assistance Applicants in St. Louis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05451511
• Other study ID #: 3R01CA235773-03S2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 5, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 25, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: Washington University School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate health messaging strategies that help individuals with a high degree of housing-related needs engage in COVID-19 vaccination and testing behaviors. Findings from this research can help other communities determine how best to integrate social needs and COVID-19 prevention services. Participants' contact information will be shared with us by 211 with the participants' previously given consent. The study team will send via text message a link to a survey that includes a screen where they will provide informed consent. Those who provide consent will be randomly assigned to receive one of two surveys. The order of the offers is what varies across the surveys. Participants will be asked, along with other survey items, if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. If they have not, they will be asked if they are interested in receiving help to receive a vaccine. Participants will also be asked if they are interested in receiving an at-home COVID self-test. If they say yes to assistance with vaccination, a vaccine navigator will call and assist them. If they say yes to receiving a COVID test, the study team will ship them a test that has been procured from the City of St. Louis Mayor's office. One month later participants will be sent a follow-up survey that asks about their experiences either with testing or with vaccination if applicable.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 531
• Est. completion date: September 25, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: September 25, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Applicants for rent and utility assistance in St. Louis City or County

• English language proficiency

• Be willing to be contacted via text message or email

• Resident of St. Louis City or County

Exclusion Criteria:

• N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
• Communication
• COVID-19

Intervention

Other:
• Door-In-The-Face Technique
Sequential request strategies will be applied as an intervention. For the Door-In-The-Face Technique, participants first receive a large request they are unlikely to accept, followed by a smaller request that is the true behavior of interest.
• Foot-In-The-Door Technique
Sequential request strategies will be applied as an intervention. For the Foot-In-The-Door Technique, participants are shown an easier first request that they are likely to accept, followed by a larger request that is not the behavior of interest.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Washington University in St. Louis	Saint Louis	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion Vaccinated	Via a mobile-optimized web-based survey, the investigators will ask individuals seeking rental/housing assistance if they are thinking about getting vaccinated and report the proportion "already vaccinated."	Baseline
Primary	Sequential Request Strategy Effectiveness	To compare differences in testing acceptance and vaccination responses by sequential request strategy, the investigators will identify which strategy is associated with greater testing and vaccination intentions.	Baseline
Primary	Testing and Vaccination Offer Acceptance	At baseline, participants will be offered vaccination support and free a COVID-19 self-test. The investigators will report the proportion of applicants who accept each of the offers.	Baseline
Secondary	Testing and Vaccination Behaviors	After one month follow-up, the investigators will report the proportion of participants who complete the self-test and report the results, and report having been vaccinated since the baseline survey.	1 month follow-up
Secondary	Rent Relief	The investigators will ask about the outcome of rent or utility assistance.	Baseline