Assessing Testing Strategies for Safe Return to K-12 Schools in an Underserved Population

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Covid19

In brief

The primary goal of this study is to determine the most effective SARS-CoV-2 testing strategy for successful return of in-person school in the under-served communities of St. Louis. Regular screening testing has been recommended by the CDC as an additive mitigation strategy for in-person schools in areas of high community transmission. We will compare the effectiveness and acceptance of two different school-based testing strategies among students and school staff (symptomatic testing only versus weekly surveillance testing plus symptomatic testing), measuring school-based SARS-CoV-2 transmission through a cluster randomized trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04875520

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

1390

Starts

2021-05-07

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-29

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A student or staff in one of the five school districts.
• Household members of a student or staff member in the five school districts.

You may not qualify if…

• People not affiliated with the school.

Where it is running

• Ferguson-Florissant School District — Hazelwood, Missouri, United States
• Jennings School District — Jennings, Missouri, United States
• Pattonville School District — Saint Ann, Missouri, United States
• Normandy Schools Collaborative — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• The School District of University City — University City, Missouri, United States

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