Community health workers may be key to COVID-19 testing in vulnerable asian american groups

NCT ID NCT06576167

Completed Prevention Sponsor: Temple University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.

First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a community health worker-led program can increase the use of rapid COVID-19 self-test kits among diverse Asian Americans in Philadelphia and New York City. Participants receive group education sessions covering COVID-19 basics, the importance of testing, and a live demonstration of how to use the test kits. The study measures whether participants use the self-test kits at home over the following months.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Community health worker-led education and demonstration on using rapid COVID-19 self-test kits
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could increase COVID-19 testing and reduce infection spread in underserved Asian American communities.
What could go wrong: The trial is early and relies on self-reported testing, which may not reflect actual use. Results may not generalize beyond the specific communities studied.

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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

1,277 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2023

Finished

Mar 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * (1) self-identified as Asian from one of the subgroups: Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, or other South Asian Americans, * (2) aged 18 and above, * (3) living in the Greater Philadelphia or NYC areas, Exclusion Criteria: \-

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

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COVID-19

Contacts and locations

Locations

Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

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