Neighborhood Connect
ConditionBuilt Environment
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Massachusetts, Worcester
About this trial
The study is evaluating the effectiveness of an implementation strategy called Neighborhood Connect, which is designed to support residents' engagement in activities that improve the attractiveness, safety and livability of Worcester, MA neighborhoods. The program focuses on the built environment (i.e., the human-made, physical surroundings of Worcester neighborhoods including indoor public places and outdoor spaces like parks, streets and sidewalks) and aims to build capacity of community members to strengthen their neighborhoods. Participants will include residents and others who care about local built environment conditions. Neighborhood Connect is delivered by a built environment specialist from the local health department in collaboration with a statewide coalition.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Live, work or have other connection to specific areas of Worcester, MA;
Speak English or Spanish
Disqualifiers
Don't speak English or Spanish;
Have a cognitive deficit that precludes participation
Trial design
Design model
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
Neighborhood Connect
Other interventionNeighborhood Connect is an implementation strategy designed to prepare participants to make built environment changes that promote healthy communities, including social connectedness, physical activity, traffic safety, etc. The program is generic and allows participants to identify their own priorities for built environment change. The curriculum includes six Zoom-based educational sessions delivered by a built environment specialist with a member of a walking coalition, participation in a neighborhood audit, creation of a plan for change and ability to receive technical assistance after the formal program is completed. The built environment specialist receives training and technical assistance for leading the resident-focused implementation strategy.
Treatment groups
240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Neighborhood Connect implementation strategyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Pre-implementationOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Built environment actions
12 item investigator developed measure based on the Expert Consensus for Local Implementation of Physical Activity Policy, Systems and Environment (ECLIPPSE) strategies, specifically focusing on action domains.
Time frame
Baseline, 3 months, 12 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Collective Efficacy
5 item investigator developed survey to assess perceived collective efficacy for making built environment changes
Time frame
Baseline, 3 months, 12 months2
Collective Behavioral Capability
3-item investigator developed survey assessing perceived collective behavioral capability for built environment change
Time frame
Baseline, 3 months, 12 months3
Perceived Impact of Built Environment Change
12 item investigator developed survey of the perceived impact of built environment changes
Time frame
Baseline, 3 months, 12 monthsOther outcomes
1
Implementation of Built Environment Changes
Exploratory 9 items survey developed by the investigator team to assess completion of built environment changes. Considered an exploratory outcome because the funded study time frame precludes ability to comprehensively monitor changes over time, as built environment changes can require many years to complete.
Time frame
Baseline, 3 months, 6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov