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Implementation of COVID-19 Testing Strategies in Community Health Centers

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Covid19
Registration Number
NCT04802187
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

This project is part of a competitive revision to accelerate COVID-19 testing in underserved populations. The overall aim is to implement strategies to expand COVID testing in hotspot communities in MA, through 6 community health center (CHC)-community partnerships. A base strategy will be implemented at all sites. A tailored strategy unique to local populations will be added and tested in a stepped wedge design.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
6
Inclusion Criteria
  • Participants are patients at the intervention or control CHCs or members of the local community. The participating sites constitute one group; a set of matched control CHCs that will conduct testing as usual constitute the second group.
Exclusion Criteria
  • None

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage Change in Testing During the Study Compared to Tests Completed Prior to Study Start85 weeks post-implementation compared to 35 weeks pre-implementation

Acceleration of covid testing volume during covid surges, estimated as the percent change in weekly covid testing volume trend for each 10% increase in covid cases. A slope value was estimated from a segmented regression model for the entire study period, which was then used to calculate a difference between the post- and pre-implementation periods.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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