To investigate if healthcare workers who were in contact with COVID-19 patients by working on COVID-19 wards have a higher chance of becoming infected, as measured by antibody responses.
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Brief title
Condition
- Viral infectious disorders
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Percentage seropositivity in the different groups.
Secondary outcome
Percentage of participants with correct perception of past Covid-19 infection.
Background summary
Health care workers could be at increased risk for infection with SARS-CoV-2
through different routes of exposure. One possible route of transmission could
be exposure to proven COVID-19 patients within the hospital. If working on a
hospital ward with COVID-19 patients is a risk for acquiring the virus, the
seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers from these
wards will be higher as compared to healthcare workers who worked on
non-COVID-19 wards during the same period.
Study objective
To investigate if healthcare workers who were in contact with COVID-19 patients
by working on COVID-19 wards have a higher chance of becoming infected, as
measured by antibody responses.
Study design
Healthcare workers from units where COVID-19 patients were cared for are
offered a single blood test, to investigate the presence of SARS-CoV-2
antibodies. The same test is offered to healthcare workers who had contact with
non-COVID-19 patients during the same period. This group serves as control
group. A small number of questions is asked concerning past infection and
previous febrile episodes
Study burden and risks
Very low burden and negligible risk involved for participants.
Hanzeplein 1
Groningen 9713GZ
NL
Hanzeplein 1
Groningen 9713GZ
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Healthcare workers with patient contact on COVID-unit, or Healthcare workers
with patient contact on non-covid units, or Healthcare workers with patient
contact on Accidents and Emergencies unit.
Exclusion criteria
Not having had contact with patients
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL74437.042.20 |