Dime La VerDAD: Verify, Debunk, and Disseminate (NCT06417762)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Dime la Verdad (Tell me the truth) will evaluate the use of storytelling by community health workers as a communication strategy to disseminate reliable health information on social media and encourage informed decision-making in favor of recommended immunizations in communities with high morbidity and mortality due to respiratory virus infections. Dime La Verdad is an innovative social media capacity-building program based on theoretical frameworks related to health communication that empowers community health workers to disseminate reliable information about respiratory virus protection strategies through the use of personal narratives on social media. The proposed work will use a rigorous stepped wedge design to 1) deliver a scalable program of science communicators using an adapted curriculum grounded in principles of health communication, 2) evaluate how diffusion of health messaging is perceived on social media, and 3) discern how use of personal narratives to enhance science communication can encourage informed decision-making to promote evidence-based immunization practices and improve health outcomes.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Rush University — Chicago, Illinois
Age range: 18 Years to 99 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Science Communication Curriculum Cohort 1 (BEHAVIORAL)
- Science communication curriculum Cohort 2 (BEHAVIORAL)
- Science communication curriculum Cohort 3 (BEHAVIORAL)
- Science communication curriculum Cohort 4 (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (4 Sites)
- Rush University — Chicago, Illinois
- University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois
- University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
- University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (773) 571-0613
Email: Yajaira.BolanosFlores@bsd.uchicago.edu
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.