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Can a community education push get more people tested and vaccinated for COVID-19?

NCT ID NCT05539482

Prevention Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers test whether a community-based health education program helps Hong Kong residents get tested early for COVID-19, accept vaccination, and follow self-protection measures like hand washing and mask wearing. The trial enrolls about 1,200 residents, including adults and students aged 12 to 18 with their parents. Half of the community partners deliver a structured education package covering symptom recognition, testing resources, and vaccine information, while the other half encourage participants to gather and share health information on their own.

What this could mean

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Active substance
community-based health education program
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give communities a low-cost way to raise COVID-19 testing and vaccination rates.
What could go wrong
Education programs often fail to change behavior, and this trial measures vaccination and testing rates rather than whether illness actually drops.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

1,200 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2022

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

12 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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For participants recruited by NGOs and companies, the Inclusion Criteria will be: * HK resident aged 18 years or above; * Agreement to participate in the study and provide written informed consent. The Exclusion Criteria will be: * Cognitive impairment that inhibits communication with the investigators; * Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent. For participants recruited by schools, the Inclusion Criteria will be: * HK students aged 12 to 18 years and their parents. The Exclusion Criteria will be: * Cannot provide written informed consent (or assent for the younger students).

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Conditions

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Health Education COVID-19 prevention target

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COVID -19

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hung Hom, Hong Kong

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