COVID-19 Risk Reduction Among African American Parishioners

Coronavirus Clinical Trial

Official title:

Multilevel, Multidisciplinary, Faith-Based Participatory Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Related-Risks Among Underserved African Americans

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04542343
• Other study ID #: COVID19Church
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: January 2023
• Source: Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

African American adults, specifically those managing chronic disease and social isolation, are one of the most vulnerable groups susceptible to COVID-19. This intervention involves a multi-disciplinary and culturally sensitive approach to address two major COVID-19 related challenges in this population. First, this program collaborates with predominantly African American churches to implement Federal and State guidelines aimed at preventing outbreaks of COVID-19 at faith-based gatherings. Second, this program trains church-based health advisors to help African American older parishioners manage their chronic health conditions and reduce psychological distress during the pandemic.

Description:

To jointly implement and evaluate a telehealth-based, multidisciplinary, culturally-sensitive intervention with 265 AA older parishioners: (i) To mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on the management of chronic health conditions, and (ii) to reduce healthcare avoidance behaviors and psychological distress.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 55 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• African American older adults aged 55 years with a chronic medical condition or 65years and older
• Have at least one risk factor for COVID-19

Exclusion Criteria:

• Resident of care facility
• Cognitive deficit (identified by short version of mini-mental instrument)
• Does not self-identify as African American and/or Black
• Under the age of 55years
• Unable to speak and/or read English

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Coronavirus
• Coronavirus Infections

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Change in knowledge, motivation, skills, resources
Provide/enhance knowledge, modify attitudes, motivate and provide skills and resources to reduce COVID-19 related risk and challenges.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percentage of Participants Achieving Improvement of Health Conditions Using the Severity of Medical Chronic Conditions Surveys	From pre-intervention to three-month post-intervention, a 30% change is anticipated for chronic physical and mental disease management among African American older adults	3 months
Primary	Percentage of Participants Achieving Target Levels of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviors with NIH Toolbox Surveys	From pre-intervention to three-month post-intervention, an 80% change is anticipated in knowledge, attitude, and behaviors of COVID-19 risk among African American older adults	3 months
Primary	Prevalence of COVID-19 testing using Participant COVID-19 Test History Survey	From pre-intervention to three-month post-intervention, a 40% change is anticipated for COVID-19 testing among the population of African American Older adults.	3 months
Primary	Prevalence of pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations using Participant Immunization History Survey	From pre-intervention to three-month post-intervention, a 70% change is anticipated in uptake of pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations among the population of African American Older adults.	3 months