COVID-19 Early Detection in Doctors & Healthcare Workers (CEDiD Study) [COVID-19]

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    An observational study of healthy healthcare workers working in high-risk COVID-19 areas to identify early warning signs of development of COVID-19 infection

  • IRAS ID

    283321

  • Contact name

    Anne Greenough

  • Contact email

    anne.greenough@kcl.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    King's College London

  • Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

    NCT04363489

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 1 months, 30 days

  • Research summary

    During the COVID-19 Pandemic, doctors and other healthcare workers who work in COVID+ wards, intensive care unit and the accident and emergency department are at high risk of developing COVID-19 infection.\n\nIn April 2020, 14.6% of doctors were off sick with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection. Meanwhile, 17.9% of COVID+ patients are thought to be asymptomatic. Therefore, healthcare workers are also high-risk of spreading infection to patients, colleagues and their families.\n\nThis is an observational study that leverages wearable medical device technology and data analytics to develop an algorithm for early detection of COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers.\n\nA total of 60 healthy healthcare workers working within high-risk COVID-19 clinical areas will be asked to wear a wearable medical device that measures their heart rate, skin temperature and sleep during non-working hours. They will take daily swabs for COVID-19 from themselves, measure their oxygen levels daily, and answer a survey of self-reported symptoms daily for the 30 day study period.\n\nThese will then be analyzed to develop an algorithm for early detection of COVID-19 in healthcare workers, and help to inform future workforce decisions, to promote welfare and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  • REC name

    North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    20/NW/0314

  • Date of REC Opinion

    10 Jul 2020

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion