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Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesNCT06036134

Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanic Parents

A study testing Baseline surveys and Digital Storytelling Intervention in people with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and COVID-19 Pandemic, run by Arizona State University at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

COVID-19 vaccines are available to children over six months, and these vaccines are powerful tools against this catastrophic pandemic. However, Hispanic/Latino children have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than White non-Hispanic children .Our team of health communication and public health experts proposes a… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
Baseline surveys and Digital Storytelling Intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Dec 2023to 31 Aug 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • self-identifies as Hispanic
  • is a biological parent or a legal guardian of at least one child under 18 years old
  • their child(ren) are not vaccinated against up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccine doses
  • agrees to send and receive a text message and submit a photo of their child's immunization record for T3 data collection.

Who cannot join

  • individuals who do not meet inclusion criteria or are unable/ unwilling to provide consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Arizona State University

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85004

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About this study

Official title: Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanic Parents of COVID-19 Vaccine-Eligible Children

COVID-19 vaccines are available to children over six months, and these vaccines are powerful tools against this catastrophic pandemic. However, Hispanic/Latino children have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than White non-Hispanic children .Our team of health communication and public health experts proposes a community-based theory-driven intervention that utilizes culturally-grounded narratives from digital storytelling to reduce Hispanic parents' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and increase their children's vaccine uptake.

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Among children and adolescents, infection with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) can lead to health complications (e.g., multisystem inflammatory syndrome, long COVID), hospitalizations, and death. COVID-19 vaccines are available to children over six months, and these vaccines are powerful tools against this catastrophic pandemic. However, Hispanic/Latino children have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than White non-Hispanic children3 In most southwestern U.S. states, Hispanic children have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates among pediatric populations. Lower vaccination rates in children are primarily due to parental vaccine hesitancy. Considerably more work is needed to decrease parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Hispanic parents.

Narrative-based interventions are powerful tools for persuading individuals to enact health behaviors (vaccination) that require an immediate personal cost (discomfort) for a longer-term gain (disease immunity). Our current study will examine digital storytelling (DST), a specific form of culturally-grounded narrative developed via community engagement, to reduce Hispanic parents' COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. No research, to our knowledge, has used digital stories to decrease Hispanic parents' vaccine hesitancy. Therefore, it is critical to assess which stories resonate with and are most persuasive for those who are hesitant to have their children receive COVID-19 doses and then explore the impact of an intervention utilizing these stories on parents' decisions to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.

Specific Aims:

Aim 1: Develop one digital story per participant (n=10; each story lasting 2-3 minutes) in a DST workshop with a sample of Hispanic parents/ legal guardians converted from being COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant to vaccine-accepting.

Aim 2: Assess the feasibility and acceptability of a web-based pilot DST intervention vs. an information-only control among Hispanic parents and legal guardians (n=80) of children who are not up-to-date with CDC-recommended COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Exploratory aim: The investigators will explore intervention and control group participants' (n=80) patterns of pre- to post-intervention change in vaccine uptake perceptions, vaccine hesitancy, intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19, and children's vaccine uptake at two months post-intervention.

Being tested
Baseline surveys, Digital Storytelling Intervention, Information Control Intervention
Keywords
COVID-19 Vaccine, Digital storytelling, Hispanic children, Vaccine hesitancy, Health disparities
Medical subject headings
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, COVID-19, Health Behavior, Behavior, Narration, Vaccination Hesitancy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Baseline surveysBehavioural

    Also called Baseline questionnaire

    Baseline surveys contained a series of scaled questions, including sociodemographic variables (age, gender, income, education level, relationship to the child), parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, intentions to vaccinate child against COVID-19, and parents' attitudes, perceived norms, and perceived behavioral control about vaccinating their child against COVID-19,

  • Digital Storytelling InterventionBehavioural

    Also called Digital Storytelling, Storytelling

    In Aim 1, the investigators are creating intervention materials for Study Aim 2. These intervention materials include ten digital stories (each 2-3 minutes long) with a diverse sample of Hispanic parents and legal guardians who transformed from being COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant to vaccine-accepting. Each story uses individuals' own brief first-person visual narratives/stories that use digital images, audio recordings, music, and text to document personal experiences.

  • Information Control InterventionBehavioural

    Also called Control Intervention

    The control group participants will receive a CDC COVID-19 vaccine information sheet appropriate for their child's age.

Study groups in NCT06036134
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Baseline and Digital Storytelling (DST)ExperimentalOnce participants complete the consent, they will be asked to complete a baseline assessment using the web-based data collection platform, Research Electronic Data Capture before the random assignment to DST arm. The intervention group participants will watch the four selected digital stories about COVID-19 vaccine experiences among Hispanic parents of children. Each story was made with voice, images, and sound (3-5 minutes each). Intervention group participants will complete the Time 2 (T2) online survey immediately after the DST intervention. Two months later, the investigators will contact all participants and ask them to complete another follow-up (T3) assessment of participants' vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 vaccination behaviors (since T1 and T2).
Receives: Behavioral: Baseline surveys; Behavioral: Digital Storytelling Intervention
Baseline and ControlActive comparatorOnce participants complete the consent, they will be asked to complete a baseline assessment using the web-based data collection platform, Research Electronic Data Capture before the random assignment to control arm. Control group participants will receive a CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Information Sheet appropriate for their child's age before completing the T2 assessment. Two months later, the investigators will contact all participants and ask them to complete another follow-up (T3) assessment of participants' vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 vaccination behaviors (since T1 and T2).
Receives: Behavioral: Baseline surveys; Behavioral: Information Control Intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

    Parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy will be measured at three time points. The investigators will use a modified version of the Parent Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines (PACV) Survey to assess changes in parental vaccine hesitancy (15 items). Scores range from 0-30, with more points equating to greater vaccine hesitancy. For all responses, vaccine-hesitant responses are equal to 2 points, neutral or unsure responses are worth 1 point, and non-hesitant responses are worth 0 points. There are 2 questions which require a slider response. For these two questions, scores of 0-5 signify vaccine hesitancy (2 points), 6-7 signify unsure/neutral responses (1 point), and 8-10 illustrate non-hesitant scores (0 points).

    Measured: Baseline (T1), T2 (after 4-week intervention), and T3 (2-months post-intervention)

  2. Intentions to vaccinate child(ren) against COVID-19

    Measured via a previously validated survey item based on Theory of Planned Behavior constructs, updated to reflect COVID-19 vaccination among children. There is one question about parents' intentions to vaccinate their children. The response option is a 7-point Likert Scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = neither disagree nor agree, 7 = strongly agree), with 1 signifying no intention to vaccinate and 7 signifying the parent is very likely to vaccinate their child(ren). Higher scores indicate great intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19.

    Measured: Baseline (T1), T2 (after 4-week intervention), and T3 (2-months post-intervention)

  3. Child's COVID-19 vaccine uptake

    Measured with two items (yes/no response options) with one question assessing whether children have received 1 or more doses of COVID-19 vaccines over the past two months. Affirmative responses will equal one point, and "no" responses will equal no points.

    Measured: T3 (2-months post-intervention)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Parents' attitudes about vaccinating their child(ren) against COVID-19

    Measured via a previously validated survey updated to reflect COVID-19 vaccination among children, five items measuring vaccine attitudes (α = 0.833). The response options are 7-point Likert Scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = neither disagree nor agree,7 = strongly agree), with 1 signifying their negative attitude about vaccinating children against COVID-19, and 7 with more positive attitudes about vaccinating against COVID-19. One item is reverse-coded. Therefore, scores range from 5-35, with higher scores indicating more positive attitudes about vaccinating their children against COVID-19.

    Measured: Baseline (T1), T2 (after 4-week intervention), and T3 (2-months post-intervention)

  2. Parents' perceived norms about vaccinating their child(ren) against COVID-19

    Measured via a previously validated survey updated to reflect COVID-19 vaccination among children, five items measuring perceived norms, (α = 0.899). The response options are 7-point Likert Scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = neither disagree nor agree,7 = strongly agree), with 1 signifying a lack of perceived norms about vaccinating children against COVID-19, and 7 with stronger perceived norms about vaccinating against COVID-19. Therefore, scores range from 5-35, with higher scores indicating stronger perceived norms about vaccinating their children against COVID-19.

    Measured: Baseline (T1), T2 (after 4-week intervention), and T3 (2-months post-intervention)

  3. Parents' perceived behavioral control to vaccinate their child(ren) against COVID-19

    Measured via a previously validated survey updated to reflect COVID-19 vaccination among children, four items assessing perceived behavioral control (α = 0.785). The response options are 7-point Likert Scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = neither disagree nor agree,7 = strongly agree), with 1 signifying a lack of perceived behavioral control about vaccinating children against COVID-19, and 7 with stronger perceived behavioral control about vaccinating against COVID-19. Therefore, scores range from 4-28, with higher scores indicating stronger perceived norms about vaccinating their children against COVID-19.

    Measured: Baseline (T1), T2 (after 4-week intervention), and T3 (2-months post-intervention)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Sep 2023
  2. Study start1 Dec 2023
  3. Primary completion31 Aug 2025
  4. Study completion31 Aug 2025

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
80 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06036134
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00017735
Other IDs
R21HD110837
Status last verified
Jan 2026
First submitted
5 Sep 2023
Last updated
26 Jan 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Baseline surveys and Digital Storytelling Intervention in people with Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and COVID-19 Pandemic, run by Arizona State University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

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

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Parental COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (time frame: Baseline (T1), T2 (after 4-week intervention), and T3 (2-months post-intervention)). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2026.

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