Building Resiliency and Vital Equity (BRAVE) Project: Understanding Native Americans' Perceptions/Beliefs About COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Study

NCT04964154 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1201571
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Building Resilience and Vital Equity (BRAVE) project seeks to partner with American Indian tribal communities in North Carolina to establish COVID-19 services and resources for American Indian communities. The goal of this study is to 1) understand the barriers and social implications of COVID19 testing and vaccination among American Indians by designing and implementing culturally sensitive survey tools and intervention materials; 2) Implement BRAVE outreach and testing interventions to increase testing in American Indian communities; 3) analyze data and share back with tribal communities to improve perceptions of COVID-19 testing in the AI community and decrease in vaccine hesitancy.

Conditions

Covid19 Virus Infection

Keywords

COVID-19 testing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Increase in COVID-19 testing

  Survey responses to determine if participants in zipcodes selected for intervention are more less inclined to get tested for COVID-19.

  1 month

• Increase in COVID-19 vaccination

  Survey responses to determine if participants in zipcodes selected for intervention are more less inclined to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

BRAVE Non-Intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Survey participants in the BRAVE non-intervention arm will not have received information (e.g., informational pamplets, flyers, townhalls) about COVID-19 testing and vaccination from the BRAVE project.

BRAVE Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Survey participants in the BRAVE intervention arm will have received information (e.g., informational pamplets, flyers, townhalls) about COVID-19 testing and vaccination from the BRAVE project.

Behavioral: Protect Your Elders Campaign

Interventions

Protect Your Elders Campaign BEHAVIORAL

This is a behavioral intervention where participants will receive cultural appropriate educational information about COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

BRAVE Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- Self reports as Native American or American Indian

You may not qualify if:

• Does not self-report as Native American or American Indian

Sponsors & Collaborators

• North Carolina Central University: lead
• Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina: collaborator
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Lumbee Tribe Tribal Housing Complex

Pembroke, North Carolina, 28372, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Deepak Kumar, PhD

  North Carolina Central University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Deepak Kumar, PhD

CONTACT

919-530-7017; dkumar@ad.nccu.edu

Tracie Locklear

CONTACT

9195306251; tlockl12@nccu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: No masking employed in this study.
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director of Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute

Model Details: Participants will be randomized to receive information about testing and vaccination based on zip code.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2021
• First Posted: July 15, 2021
• Study Start: February 17, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2022
• Last Updated: July 15, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Locations

US (1)