- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04847479
COVID-19 Close Contact Self-Testing Study (CloseST)
Close Contact Self-Testing Among Contacts of Individuals With COVID-19 Infection
Widespread testing and contact tracing are critical to controlling the COVID-19 epidemic. Distribution of COVID-19 self-test kits can augment public health contact tracing efforts, as individuals with COVID-19 can distribute self-testing to close contacts. This approach can increase case detection by facilitating testing among exposed individuals, and potentially ameliorate stigma, fear, and medical mistrust associated with COVID-19 among vulnerable populations.
The central hypothesis of this study is that distribution of SARS-CoV-2 self-tests to close contacts of among individuals with COVID-19 infection can increase case detection compared with a standard contact referral strategy.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Strategies to increase testing among individuals exposed to COVID-19 are needed. One approach to increase testing and case detection is to distribute home test kits to close contacts of individuals with COVID-19. This approach decreases logistic barriers to testing, potential exposures to COVID-19, and reduces potential stigma and fear associated with facility-based COVID-19 testing.
The investigators will conduct a cohort study of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the C-STRAND trial (NCT04797858), in order to determine if distribution of self-test kits to close contacts of of individuals with COVID-19 can increase case detection compared with a standard contact referral strategy among. Individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 who were randomized to the self-test (intervention) arm or received self-test kits will be assigned to receive additional self-test kits to distribute to close contacts. Individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 who were randomized to the test referral (control) arm or received test referrals will be assigned to receive text message referrals to give their close contacts to seek testing if needed. COVID-19 case detection and test uptake will be measured in both arms.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Robert Gross, MD
- Phone Number: 2158982437
- Email: grossr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
- Public Health Management Corporation
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Has a working telephone number
- Willing and able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe symptoms requiring immediate medical attention
- Younger than 18 years of age
- Does not have a working telephone number
- Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Self-Test kit distribution
Participants in the self-test arm receive multiple COVID-19 self-test kits to distribute to their close contacts.
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Up to 3 COVID-19 self-test kits will be given to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Participants will be instructed to give test kits to close contacts who have been exposed to them.
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Active Comparator: Test referral distribution
Participants in the test referral arm receive text messages providing testing information to send to their close contacts.
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Text messages with testing information will be given to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Participants will be instructed to share text messages with close contacts who have been exposed to them.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of positive contacts
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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Number of close contacts who test positive for COVID-19
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8 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Number of positive contacts (end of study)
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to one year
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Number of close contacts who test positive for COVID-19 by the end of the study
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Through study completion, up to one year
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Number of contacts tested
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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Number of close contacts who completed a test
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8 weeks
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Number of contacts tested (end of study)
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to one year
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Number of close contacts who completed a test by the end of the study
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Through study completion, up to one year
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Number of household contacts tested
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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Number of household contacts who completed a test
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8 weeks
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Number of household contacts tested (end of study)
Time Frame: Through study completion, up to one year
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Number of household contacts who completed a test by the end of the study
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Through study completion, up to one year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robert Gross, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Bien-Gund C, Dugosh K, Acri T, Brady K, Thirumurthy H, Fishman J, Gross R. Factors Associated With US Public Motivation to Use and Distribute COVID-19 Self-tests. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2034001. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34001.
- Lightfoot MA, Campbell CK, Moss N, Treves-Kagan S, Agnew E, Kang Dufour MS, Scott H, Sa'id AM, Lippman SA. Using a Social Network Strategy to Distribute HIV Self-Test Kits to African American and Latino MSM. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Sep 1;79(1):38-45. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001726.
- Thirumurthy H, Masters SH, Mavedzenge SN, Maman S, Omanga E, Agot K. Promoting male partner HIV testing and safer sexual decision making through secondary distribution of self-tests by HIV-negative female sex workers and women receiving antenatal and post-partum care in Kenya: a cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2016 Jun;3(6):e266-74. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)00041-2. Epub 2016 Apr 8.
- Altamirano J, Govindarajan P, Blomkalns AL, Kushner LE, Stevens BA, Pinsky BA, Maldonado Y. Assessment of Sensitivity and Specificity of Patient-Collected Lower Nasal Specimens for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2Testing. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e2012005. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.12005. Erratum In: JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Jul 1;3(7):e2014910.
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 3R01HL151292-01S1-2
- 3R01HL151292-01S1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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