Connecting Friends and Health Workers to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination in Latino Communities

ConditionsCOVID-19Vaccine
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

About this trial

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 criteria

Qualifiers

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.

Disqualifiers

Previously participated in the study

Lacks capacity to consent

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • REDES
  • Control

Treatment groups

900 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

Lead sponsor

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Collaborator

Rutgers University

Collaborator