A Faithful Response to COVID-19 Project (FR)
A Multilevel, Tailored COVID-19 Testing Condition, A Nontailored COVID-19 Testing Control Condition
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for A Multilevel, Tailored COVID-19 Testing Condition focused on measuring African American, Faith-based, COVID-19 testing, Cultural tailoring, Linkage to care, Contact tracing
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants will be eligible to participate if they are: a) self-identified as African American/Black; b) aged 18 or older; c) willing to participate in 2 surveys after church services, electronically, by phone, or in the study's office space; d) willing to provide contact information (i.e., two phone numbers, mailing/email address, phone numbers for two persons with whom they have ongoing contact; and e) regularly attend church (>once a month) or use church outreach services (e.g., daycare services, food programs) > 4 times/year. Exclusion criteria include: persons with plans to move from KC metro area over the next 12 months and non-English speaking/reading persons.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Living outside of the Kansas or Missouri geographical areas
Sites / Locations
- Rhema Church
- Boone Tabernacle
- Centennial United Methodist Church
- Kansas City Health Department
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Sunlight Missionary Baptist Church
- Apostolic Church of God
- Jameson Memorial Temple
- Kingdom Word Ministries
- Memorial Church International
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Multilevel, religiously-culturally tailored COVID-19 testing and linkage to care
Standard COVID19 information (non-tailored) attention control arm
Church-based COVID19 promoted with a religiously-culturally tailored Faithful Response COVID19 Toolkit delivered by church health workers (trained in an enhanced communication style) through multilevel church outlets (e.g., sermon guide, responsive reading, church bulletin inserts, automated text messages) and linkage to care delivered by community health workers who also conduct contact tracing; inclusive of 2 church-based COVID-19 testing events at each participating site.
Standard COVID-19 information that has not been tailored delivered by trained church health workers via a toolkit; inclusive of 2 church-based COVID19 testing evens at each participating site.