Polk COVID-19 and Flu Response

• Conditions: Covid19

• Registration Number: NCT04682132
• Lead Sponsor: Polk County Fire Rescue

Brief Summary

Study Objectives:

To perform COVID-19 diagnostic and serologic testing on emergency medical personnel in Polk County to determine:

1. COVID-19 prevalence

2. Rate of convalesced personnel (+antibodies)

3. Rate of asymptomatic carriers

Detailed Description

This observational study involves a community wide program offering free COVID-19 testing to county front line workers, including EMS personnel, board of county commissioners and sheriffs' office personnel. These personnel will also be asked to fill out a survey that asks about their medical history and which of any symptoms they have experienced in the prior three weeks. The survey is voluntary and written informed consent is obtained . EMS personnel can still get the free testing even if they do not want to fill out the survey.

The primary objective of the study is to describe the prevalence of COVID-19 antigen and IgM and IgG markers amongst our county/EMS workers.

The secondary objective is to describe whether the antigen/antibody markers are significantly correlated to the presence of a set of symptoms in the prior 3 weeks, and/or to the baseline demographics such as age, sex, and presence of co-morbidities.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-05-26
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-22
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-23
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-21
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study Completion: 2021-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 686

Inclusion Criteria

Polk County (FL) emergency personnel including EMS, Fire Rescue, Board of County Commissioners, and Sheriff's office

Exclusion Criteria

Age < 18

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of COVID-19 amongst county emergency personnel	May-December 2020	To assess the prevalence of COVID-19 amongst county emergency personnel

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation of common COVID-19 symptoms with result of COVID-19 test	May-December 2020	To correlate common COVID-19 symptoms with result of COVID-19 test
Co-existence of influenza and COVID-19 positive test results	May-December 2020	Co-existence of influenza and COVID-19 positive test results with or without symptoms

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Polk County Fire Rescue; 🇺🇸 Bartow, Florida, United States