Tailored COVID-19 Testing Support Plan for Francophone African Born Immigrants

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a culturally sensitive COVID-19 testing intervention designed for Francophone (French speaking) African Born Immigrants (FABI) . The main question this study aims to answer is whether or not a a culturally sensitive COVID-19 educational pamphlet added to the home-based test will improve testing rates compared to receiving a standard home-based test alone.

Detailed Description
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Upon consenting, all participants will receive basic COVID-19 testing instructions from trained bilingual/bicultural Francophone African Born Immigrant (FABI) Community Health Workers (CHW's). Next, participants will be randomly assigned to either the control or intervention study arms. In the control condition (n=50) participants will receive a standard COVID-19 home-based test kit. In contrast, those assigned to the intervention condition (n=50) will receive the same COVID-19 home-based test kit plus a FABI culturally sensitive COVID-19 educational pamphlet. Lastly, (n=10) participants from each arm will be randomly selected to participate in qualitative interviews to assess their experiences with CHWs and their test kit.

Official Title
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A Culturally Relevant Communication and Support Plan to Ensure Access to and Use of Covid-19 Testing for Francophone African Born Immigrants

Conditions
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COVID19 Testing

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: FABI tailored COVID-19 testing pamphlet
* Behavioral: Standard COVID-19 home-based test kit


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: FABI living in Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) - Exclusion Criteria: None -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 99 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Screening
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Control<br>Participants will be mailed a standard COVID-19 home-based test kit. | Behavioral: Standard COVID-19 home-based test kit<br>* Standard COVID-19 home-based test kit<br>|
| Experimental: Intervention<br>Participants will be mailed a standard COVID-19 home-based test plus the FABI culturally sensitive COVID-19 educational pamphlet. | Behavioral: FABI tailored COVID-19 testing pamphlet<br>* FABI adapted COVID-19 educational pamphlet<br>Behavioral: Standard COVID-19 home-based test kit<br>* Standard COVID-19 home-based test kit<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Return rate | Ratio of returned tests over total tests provided | Tests returned within 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Qualitative assessment | Qualitative assessment of experiences with CHWs, COVID-19 test kit, and FABI culturally sensitive COVID-19 educational pamphlet (if applicable) | 2 months |