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

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Covid19 Virus Infection
• Interventions: Behavioral: Protect Your Elders Campaign

• Registration Number: NCT04964154
• Lead Sponsor: North Carolina Central University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-17
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-13
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2022-03-30
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4000

Inclusion Criteria

• Self reports as Native American or American Indian

Exclusion Criteria

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
BRAVE Intervention	Protect Your Elders Campaign	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in COVID-19 testing	1 month	Survey responses to determine if participants in zipcodes selected for intervention are more less inclined to get tested for COVID-19.
Increase in COVID-19 vaccination	1 month	Survey responses to determine if participants in zipcodes selected for intervention are more less inclined to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lumbee Tribe Tribal Housing Complex; 🇺🇸 Pembroke, North Carolina, United States