Clinical trial NCT07013357: Community Discussions and Social Participation
Official title: Digital, Community-Led, Social Action Initiative to Increase Civic Participation and Social Connection in the US
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Participation
Social Behaviour
Lead sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-10
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Intervention model description: Cohorts will be randomized to either the intervention group or the control group.
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This study tests a brief virtual program designed to boost adults' civic engagement, social connection, and personal goal pursuit.

Detailed description: Participants are recruited via Forthright, consent online, complete eligibility questions, and select a preferred meeting time. When 20 eligible participants share the same time block, they form a cohort; within that cohort, 10 are randomized to the experimental arm and 10 to the control arm.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

a. To participate in this study, individuals must meet the following eligibility criteria: i. Age: 18 years or older ii. Residency: be a resident of a US state (any state or D.C.) iii. Technology access: must have reliable internet, a webcam, and Zoom capability in their privet space iv. Language: must read and speak English (all materials and sessions are in English)

Exclusion Criteria:

i. Inability to provide informed consent ii. Under 18 iii. Individuals who are nonresident aliens iv. Do not have reliable access to the required technology for participation (e.g., internet-connected device) v. Are unable to read and understand English at the level required for full participation in the study activities

Primary outcomes:
measure: Community Engagement Composite
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 Month)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Personal Goal
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Civic Participation
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Social Connection
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
Other outcomes:
measure: Mediator: Attitudes Toward Change
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Mediator: Political Trust
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Mediator: Social Connections Attitudes
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Mediator: Social Support Attitudes
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Mediator: Problem Solving Attitudes
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Mediator: Community Attitudes
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
measure: Mediator: Political Attitudes
timeFrame: Baseline, and Immediate Follow-Up (1 month)
Locations:
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: University of Pennsylvania
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
name: Dolores Albarracin, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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