Status:
COMPLETED
Epidemiologic Intelligence Network (EpI-Net) to Promote COVID-19 Testing
Lead Sponsor:
Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc.
Collaborating Sponsors:
Duke University
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Conditions:
Covid19
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators propose a mixed-methods intervention design to evaluate the acceptability of epidemic intelligence (EpI-Net) intervention using Community Engagement (CE) principles to promote COVID-...
Detailed Description
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. In Puerto Rico (PR), the first COVID-19 case was confirmed early March 2020. T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Community Leaders Eligibility Criteria: After the team's identified the community, with the support of the community partners and the Community Scientific Advisory Committee, we will invite community leaders to be part of the EpI-Net training. The inclusion criteria for the community leaders to be trained in EpI-Net activities are: (1) \>21 years of age, (2) living in a socially vulnerable community for COVID-19 according to the CDC-SVI; (3) self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic and; (4) be able to provide support for the EpI- Net implementation process in their communities.
- In-depth Interview Participants' Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria for the qualitative interviews will be: (1) \>21 years old, (2) living in a socially vulnerable community for COVID-19 according to the CDC-SVI (Ref); (3) self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic; (4) be part of the participant municipalities at the RCMI-CEC program or PRPHT network and (5) be able to complete an interview.
- Communities' Eligibility Criteria: Based on factors associated with COVID-19 complications such as high chronic disease prevalence (including obesity rates), age group distribution, population density and socioeconomic status, and COVID-19 positivity rates, we will preliminarily identify potential municipalities to be impacted by this project.Those preliminar municipalities are: Ponce, Guánica, Vieques, San Juan, Loíza, Vega Alta, Aibonito, Yauco, Mayagüez and Naranjito. Once municipalities are identified, the team will rely on the CDC-SVI index to identify the communities (within these municipalities) with higher socially vulnerability.
- Community Survey Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria for the community survey will be: (1) \>21 years old, (2) living in a socially vulnerable community for COVID-19 according to the CDC-SVI (Ref); (3) self-identified as a Latino/Hispanic; (4) be part of the participant municipalities at the RCMI-CEC program or PRPHT network and (5) be able to complete an interview.
- Epidemiological Syndromic Surveillance System (ESSS) Eligibility Criteria: Participants eligible to complete the ESSS are residents of Puerto Rico, 18 years of age and older.
Exclusion
- Children and adolescents are excluded from participation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 9 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
3301 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04910542
Start Date
March 9 2021
End Date
May 31 2023
Last Update
March 17 2025
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Ponce Medical School Foundation
Ponce, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, 00717