Social media campaign to increase COVID-19 testing in migrant groups

Evaluation of social media campaign to increase COVID-19 testing in migrant groups: A cluster randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15162325

Enrollment

234112

Registered

2021-06-15

Start date

2021-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Testing for COVID-19 Infections and Infestations

Interventions

Those belonging to the intervention group will be targeted, to the extent possible, with the social media campaign, which entails a message encouraging everyone to get tested for COVID-19. The campaig

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Norwegian national identity number, registered as resident of a Norwegian municipality or city district (in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim) 2. Registered as born in either Eritrea, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Somalia, Syria or Turkey

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of COVID-19 tests conducted during the study period, as registered in the national registry for infection control (MSIS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Data from Facebook will be used to describe the reach of the campaign, e.g. the number of views, the number of clicks, the number of times the content was shared	—

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026