COVID-19 Health Messaging Efficacy and Its Impact on Public Perception, Anxiety, and Behavior

Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Jul 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title

COVID-19 Health Messaging Efficacy and Its Impact on Public Perception, Anxiety, and Behavior

ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT04377581

Acronym / sponsor ID

STUDY00014798

Conditions

Public Health, Demography, Pandemics, Corona Virus Infection, News, Global Health

Keywords

Penn State, CHIME, COVID-19 Messaging Study

Study type

Observational

Recruitment status

Completed

Enrolment

18,251 participants (actual)

Lead sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other

Collaborators

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Social Science Research Institute, The Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)

Study start

9 Apr 2020 (actual)

Primary completion

10 Jul 2020 (actual)

Study completion

10 Jul 2020 (actual)

First posted

6 May 2020 (actual)

Results

Not posted in the source record

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

Study design

Observational model

Ecologic or community

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Who may qualify

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

Age groups

Adult, Older adult

Study population

Human Adults

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Primary outcome

1. Knowledge and Confidence in Knowledge of COVID-19

   Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months.

   Binary knowledge measures (true/false questions pertaining to COVID-19) each have a corresponding 5-point confidence score, the inverse of which generates a weighting variable. Weighted knowledge scores will be analyzed via a generalized linear mixed-methods effects model with a logistic link function and a random effect for the participant, generating a probability of correct response from 0 to 1.0.

2. Beliefs about the effectiveness of public health recommendations

   Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months.

   Participants are asked, "Do you think that following these CDC recommendations will decrease the spread of COVID-19 in your community?" and select from a 5-point scale, Minimum: 1=certainly not; Maximum: 5 = most certainly.

3. Intent to comply with public health recommendations

   Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months.

   Participants are asked, "Will you follow these recommendations?" and select from a 5-point scale, Minimum: 1=certainly not; Maximum: 5 = most certainly.

4. Perception of Risk of COVID-19 and other health threats

   Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months.

   Participants are asked, "How likely is it that you will be diagnosed with any of the following diseases over the next year?" and rate their perceived likelihood of diagnosis for Measles, Flu, Lung Cancer, Ebola and COVID-19 on a 5 point scale. Minimum: 1, very unlikely; Maximum: 5, very likely. Participants are asked, "How serious do you think infection with any of the following diseases would be (or is) to your own personal health?" and rate their perceived seriousness of diagnosis for Measles, Flu, Lung Cancer, Ebola and COVID-19 on a 5 point scale. Minimum: 1, Not at all Serious; Maximum: 5, Very Serious

5. Perceptions of trust in common health information sources

   Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months.

   Participants are asked the extent to which they trust common information sources: The World Health Organization, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the European Commission, the participant's national government, the participant's local government, and the participant's personal healthcare provider. Participants rate on a 5 point scale. Minimum: 1, Not at all; Maximum: 2, Completely. (As these sources are not recognized in all places, participants may select "Not Applicable" in lieu of ranking.

6. Single most trusted news source

   Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months.

   Participants are asked to identify their single most trusted source of news through selection from a pre-generated list or via free-text.

Results and safety

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

Research links

• Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Jul 2020.

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Referral and contact

AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.

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