Virtual World Training for Community Health Workers (CHW)

Diabetes Mellitus Risk Clinical Trial

Official title:

Reaching Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities to Support Healthy Lifestyle Change: Virtual World Training for Community Health Workers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04161846
• Other study ID #: 1106606-8
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 8, 2019
• Est. completion date: April 25, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: June 2021
• Source: University of Delaware
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Standard, effective, and scalable training models are needed to help equip community health workers in their community-based diabetes prevention awareness efforts. This study will tailor/adapt, implement, and evaluate an innovative internet-based virtual world model to remotely deliver a diabetes prevention awareness training program to community health workers.

Description:

Standard, effective, and scalable training models are needed to help equip community health workers in their community-based diabetes prevention awareness efforts. This study will tailor/adapt, implement, and evaluate an innovative internet-based virtual world model to remotely deliver a diabetes prevention awareness training program to community health workers. A sequential mixed-methods design is used to address these specific aims: 1. Use community-based participatory research methods to guide the overall study and inform tailoring and adaptation of our virtual world model to deliver the CHW training program; 2. Conduct a randomized pilot study to compare change in primary outcomes (0, 12 weeks) after the in-person versus virtual world delivery of the program; and 3. Conduct summative focus groups to gather information to refine the program and study methodology.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: April 25, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 25, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• community health worker

• 18-65 years old

• Female

• Of African American/Black/African ancestry

• not getting 150 minutes of physical activity weekly and/or overweight

• residing in Chicago/driving distance to Chicago study site

• regular access to internet and computer

Exclusion Criteria:

• does not meet inclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus Risk

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Virtual Training
The intervention involves a CHW training focused on raising awareness of diabetes prevention in the community. It is delivered remotely over 10 weeks using an internet based approach.
• In Person Training
The intervention involves a CHW training focused on raising awareness of diabetes prevention in the community. It is delivered in person over 10 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UIC College of Nursing	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Delaware	University of Illinois at Chicago

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Change in self-efficacy and Stage of Change. A Self-Efficacy Index will be used and Stage of Change individual questions will be used for healthy eating and physical activity.	A multi-item index of self-efficacy will be used to examine confidence in making lifestyle changes and in delivering the content. Higher scores represent greater confidence. Stage of change questions will assess CHW motivation (i.e., pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation) or achievement of eating habit and physical activity behaviors (i.e., action/maintenance stages).	Following program completion (10-12 weeks)
Other	Adherence	Attendance will be measured by a count of the number of training sessions attended.	During training sessions (up to 10 weeks).
Primary	Change in content knowledge will be measured using the program Knowledge Questionnaire	Program content knowledge will be assessed using an adapted version of the original training program knowledge questionnaire. Scores represent the number of content questions answered correctly. Higher scores represent greater program knowledge.	Following program completion (10-12 weeks)
Primary	Post Training Presentation Delivery Skills	Each CHW will be asked to prepare and deliver a brief presentation, including 3 standardized topic areas.	Following program completion (10-12 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Lifestyle Habits	Eating habits will be assessed using the Visually-Enhanced Food Behavior Checklist.	Following program completion (10-12 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Physical Activity	Physical activity will be assessed with International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).	Following program completion (10-12 weeks)