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Encouraging behavior to reduce the spread of COVID-19

Encouraging behavior to reduce the spread of COVID-19: experimental analysis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN17896927
Enrollment
3000
Registered
2020-07-27
Start date
2020-07-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-03-30

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Conditions

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection) Infections and Infestations COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection)

Interventions

Subjects will be assigned at equal rates to one of four conditions: A pure control condition, a baseline COVID-19 risk reduction message, and two additional treatment messages that were the two most s

Sponsors

Yale University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18 years of age or older and residing in the US

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Social distancing behaviors measured using 5 scales at a single timepoint: 1. Social distancing behaviors scale, composed of the average of 16 items 2. Food-related behaviors scale, composed of the average of 3 items 3. Evaluations and actions toward others based on their social distancing behavior scale, composed of the average of 7 items 4. Beliefs about the efficacy and importance of social distancing scale, composed of the average of 3 items 5. Mask wearing scale, composed of the average of 7 items

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Measured using online questionnaire at a single time point: 1. Interest in voting by mail and willingness to vote in person if unable to vote absentee/by mail 2. Willingness to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine when and if it becomes available 3. Demographic measures: liberty endorsement (low/high); partisanship (democrat or republican); gender (self-identified gender male or female); employment status: (can work from home/cannot work from home/not working)

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

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