Connecting Friends and Health Workers to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination in Latino Communities

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out which approach works better in getting more of the friends and connections of Latino adults get vaccinated against COVID-19. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Can teaching people to use motivational interviewing help more friends and connections of Latino adults get the COVID-19 vaccine compared to just giving information about the vaccine? 2. What are the things that make it easier or harder for Latinos and networks to get the COVID-19 vaccine? 3. How does this intervention work in practice so that it can be made available to more people in the future The researchers will compare the vaccine rates of the friends and connections of Latinos who have been trained in motivational interviewing with those who have only been given information about the COVID-19 vaccine. This will help figure out which method works best to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

Conditions

COVID-19, Vaccine

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out which approach works better in getting more of the friends and connections of Latino adults get vaccinated against COVID-19. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Can teaching people to use motivational interviewing help more friends and connections of Latino adults get the COVID-19 vaccine compared to just giving information about the vaccine? 2. What are the things that make it easier or harder for Latinos and networks to get the COVID-19 vaccine? 3. How does this intervention work in practice so that it can be made available to more people in the future The researchers will compare the vaccine rates of the friends and connections of Latinos who have been trained in motivational interviewing with those who have only been given information about the COVID-19 vaccine. This will help figure out which method works best to encourage more people to get vaccinated.

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Connecting Friends and Health Workers to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination in Latino Communities

Condition
COVID-19
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 years or older, and
  • * Self-identifies as Hispanic/Latino, and
  • * Living in Maryland, and
  • * Has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine/booster in the last 12 months.
  • * 18 years old or older, and
  • * Self-identifies as Hispanic/Latino, and
  • * Living in Maryland, and
  • * Provide a study coupon to verify that they were referred by an index or a primary network member, and
  • * Has not received at least one COVID-19 vaccine/booster in the last 12 months.
  • * Previously participated in the study
  • * Lacks capacity to consent

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Kathleen R Page, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Cui Yang, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers University

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31