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A Web-Based Healthy Living Training for Promotores

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Obesity Prevention
Interventions
Behavioral: Comadres Saludables
Behavioral: Control
Registration Number
NCT06627439
Lead Sponsor
ISA Associates, Inc.
Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new web-based promotora de salud/ community health worker (CHW) training. This training is designed to provide CHWs with the knowledge and skills to effectively implement a healthy living intervention for Latinas. The main question it aims to answer is:

o Do CHWs who complete the web-based healthy living training have higher self-efficacy in implementing core lifestyle intervention learning components for obesity interventions in Hispanics than CHWs who do not?

Participants will:

* Complete a baseline survey asking about self-efficacy related to implementing core lifestyle intervention learning components, knowledge, health behaviors, and skill mastery.

* Be randomized to receive the new web-based training or to a standard CHW training designed by Health and Human Services. The new web-based training provides promotores with the self-efficacy, knowledge, and skills required to effectively implement an obesity intervention for Hispanic women. Promotores will build their skillset through interactive quizzes, exercises, video role-playing scenarios, and interactive tools.

* Complete follow-up surveys at 3 months and 6 months after the baseline survey. This survey will ask the same questions as the baseline survey and will include additional questions regarding satisfaction with training and behavior application.

Researchers will compare participants who receive the new web-based training to participants who utilize the HHS training. The goal is to see whether the new web-based training increases self-efficacy among CHWs to effectively implement core lifestyle learning components for obesity interventions in Hispanics.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
124
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years of age and old
  • Comfortable speaking, reading, and writing English OR Spanish
  • Female
  • Access to a computer that has internet
  • Not Pregnant
  • Have a community health worker certification through the state of TX OR have worked over 6 moths as a community health worker and meets core competencies for CHWs
  • Provides services to Hispanic populations
Exclusion Criteria
  • Less than 18 years of age and old
  • Not comfortable speaking, reading, and writing English OR Spanish
  • Male
  • Does not have access to a computer that has internet
  • Pregnant
  • Does not have a community health worker certification through the state of TX OR have not worked over 6 moths as a community health worker and does not meet core competencies for CHWs
  • Does not provide services to Hispanic populations

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Web-based Comadres Saludables CHW TrainingComadres SaludablesExperimental group participants will have access to the web-based Comadres Saludables training for three months.
HHS Promoting Healthy Choices and Community ChangesControlControl condition participants will receive information on how to access the HHS CHW Promoting Healthy Choices and Community Changes training. They will be asked to review for three months.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Baseline Self-Efficacy at week 12 and week 24Baseline, Week 12, and Week 24

19-item questionnaire that measures the degree to which an individual perceives self efficacy in implementing core lifestyle intervention learning components for obesity interventions in Hispanics. Score ranges from 19-133 with a higher score indicating higher self-efficacy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Obesity Intervention Knowledge QuestionnaireBaseline, Week 12, and Week 24

Measured using 40 questions developed specifically for the proposed study. Items measure knowledge acquired about the healthy living intervention and are averaged to form a score ranging from 1 to 40, where higher scores indicate higher knowledge.

Self-Report Skill MasteryBaseline, Week 12, and Week 24

Measured using 15-items that assess self-report skill mastery across three scenarios. Participants rate their skill mastery on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) they have the skills to performs specific tasks. Score ranges from 5 to 75 with higher scores indicating higher self-report skill mastery.

Satisfaction with TrainingWeek 12

Measured using 21-items that assess an individuals satisfaction with using the web-based CHW training. Score ranges from 21 to 105 with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction.

Behavior ApplicationWeek 24

Measured using 20-items that assess whether an individual has utilized the knowledge and skills learned in the training in their day-to-day work life. Score ranges from 20 to 100 with higher scores indicating higher usage of the knowledge and skills.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ISA Associates

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Arlington, Virginia, United States

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