Using Implementation Intentions Plans to Support Public Use of Face Coverings

NCT05377814 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2021-13300-21577
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 6,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the present research is to test the effectiveness of an implementation intention-based intervention for promoting the wearing of face coverings in three key settings, namely: transport, workplaces and leisure activities. Each participant will be randomly allocated to one of two conditions. The two conditions are: (1) a control condition, and (2) intervention (form multiple implementation intentions from a drop-down menu). The main outcome measure will be use of face coverings.

Conditions

Increased Adherence to Wearing Face Coverings

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Use of face coverings

  Participants will be asked to rate the extent to which they wear face coverings on 0-100% scales using the items, "Of the time you spent at work / on public transport / doing leisure activities that brought you into contact with other people in indoor spaces (e.g., cinemas, theatres, live music, nightclubs) in the last 7 days, roughly what percentage of it did you spend wearing a face covering?"

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Capability, opportunity and motivation (based on Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour model)

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Passive control

NO INTERVENTION

The (passive) control condition includes the same questionnaire as the experimental group, however participants are not presented with the intervention.

Intervention (volitional help sheet)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the intervention group will be asked to form implementation intentions with respect to wearing face coverings. Participants will be presented with the stem "If I am tempted not to wear a face covering consistently…" and given 10 options with which to complete as many "if-then" plans as they like. These ten options have been taken from the literature and have been shown to be effective with respect to changing numerous behaviours, including self-harm, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity.

Behavioral: Volitional help sheet

Interventions

Volitional help sheet BEHAVIORAL

Participants are asked to choose from a list of strategies for increasing physical activity

Intervention (volitional help sheet)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Aged 18 and over Good verbal and written understanding of English

You may not qualify if:

• Aged under 18 years of age Poor verbal and written understanding of English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manchester: lead
• University of Leeds: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The University of Manchester

Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Armitage CJ, Keyworth C, Leather JZ, Byrne-Davis L, Epton T. Identifying targets for interventions to support public adherence to government instructions to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. BMC Public Health. 2021 Mar 17;21(1):522. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10574-6.

  PMID: 33731056 BACKGROUND

• Conroy D, Smith DM, Armitage CJ. Very small effects of an imagery-based randomised trial to promote adherence to wearing face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic and identification of future intervention targets. Psychol Health. 2023 Sep-Oct;38(10):1288-1308. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2021.2012574. Epub 2022 Jan 11.

  PMID: 35014578 BACKGROUND

• Gollwitzer, P. M. (1993). Goal achievement: The role of intentions. European review of social psychology, 4(1), 141-185.

  BACKGROUND

• Armitage CJ. Evidence that implementation intentions can overcome the effects of smoking habits. Health Psychol. 2016 Sep;35(9):935-43. doi: 10.1037/hea0000344. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

  PMID: 27054302 BACKGROUND

• Keyworth C, Epton T, Goldthorpe J, Calam R, Armitage CJ. Acceptability, reliability, and validity of a brief measure of capabilities, opportunities, and motivations ("COM-B"). Br J Health Psychol. 2020 Sep;25(3):474-501. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12417. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

  PMID: 32314500 BACKGROUND

• Armitage CJ, Keyworth C, Gartland N, Coleman A, Fishwick D, Johnson S, van Tongeren M. Theory-based Trial to Promote Uptake and Sustained Use of Face Coverings During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ann Behav Med. 2023 Oct 16;57(11):921-928. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaad039.

  PMID: 37656890 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer in Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2022
• First Posted: May 17, 2022
• Study Start: May 30, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: May 26, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)