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A Study on Voluntary Routine COVID-19 Self-testing in Mizoram, India.

NCT05614388 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 646

Last updated 2022-11-21

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Summary

This interventional study aims to evaluate the utilization, adherence, and acceptability of voluntary, free, routine self-testing for COVID-19 (Corona Virus (19) Disease) and related information, education and communication (IEC) messages in two institutional settings in Mizoram, India. In addition, it will assess and measure preferences for assisted vs unassisted and observed vs unobserved self-testing, assess adherence and measure dropout rate and describe dropout characteristics.

The research questions it aims to address are -

1. What is the uptake and adherence of voluntary, free, routine self-testing for COVID-19 and related IEC messages vy students, employees, and healthcare workers in two institutional settings in India? Are there any dropouts from routine self-testing and what are the factors related to dropouts?
2. What is the preferred mode of self-testing- observed or unobserved, assisted or unassisted? Do these preferences change over time? The researchers will be measuring - Utilization rate, Adherence rate, Proportion of preference to assisted vs unassisted self-testing, Proportion of preference to observed vs unobserved self-testing, Time to dropout and Acceptability of COVID-19 self-testing kits.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

COVID-19 Self testing and related messaging

Provisioning of voluntary, free self-testing for COVID-19 (approved and validated in the country) and related Information, Education and Communication (IEC) messages

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UNITAID

    collaborator OTHER

  • Zoram Medical College (ZMC)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Pacchunga University College

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Association for Leprosy Education Rehabilitation & Treatment India (ALERT India)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Government of Mizoram

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • PATH

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jane Ralte, MD · Zoram Medical College

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-31
Primary Completion
2023-04-30
Completion
2023-05-31

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