Surveillance Among Healthcare Workers for SARS-Coronavirus-2 Infection

Farzanah Laher

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19; SARS-CoV2 Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05175963

200405

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection among: i) HCW who triage patients with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection and provide care to COVID-19 patients; and ii) laboratory personnel who test clinical samples for SARS-CoV-2 infection. After the second wave of the pandemic enrolment will be widen to any person working at the study hospitals.

Enrollment: 512 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• HCWs of any staff category at the study hospitals.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

512 participants in 5 patient groups

High Risk

Description:

Nurses (auxiliary nurses, enrolled nurses and professional nurses), medical doctors (interns, medical officers, registrars and consultants) and auxiliary/para-medical staff involved in the care of patients admitted for respiratory illnesses at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH). This will include staff that have been assigned to work in: Internal Medicine: Staff working in the Ambulatory and Emergency Department, staff in the "pneumonia-admission" ward (ward 24), and staff in the COVID-19 confirmed case wards. Paediatrics: Staff involved in-hospital care of patients admitted to the dedicated "pneumonia ward" and COVID-19 cases wards. Intensive Care Unit: All medical staff working in the intensive care unit.

Low Risk

Description:

Nursing and medical-doctor staff that are working in the neonatal high-care and intensive care unit; who are likely to be at lower risk from SARS-CoV-2 acquisition in the health-care facility compared to their peers listed in Group 1.

Intermediate Risk

Description:

A third group, with a likely intermediate risk for hospital-facility based SARS-CoV-2 infection, are: VIDA staff involved in sample collection related to COVID-19, and laboratory personnel that will be involved in sample collection at VIDA. Nurses and medical doctors from the Obstetrics \& Gynaecology.

Mixed Risk

Description:

In 2021 with an eminent 3rd wave spreading across the country an additional group will be included comprising of any person working at CHBAH even if not in direct contact with patients.

TND group

Description:

Any person working at CHBAH or Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) and Helen Joseph Hospital (HJH) even if not in direct contact with patients.