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Assessing Testing Strategies for Safe Return to K-12 Schools in an Underserved Population
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Summary
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 Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1390
Start Date
2021-05-07
Completion Date
2023-12-31
Last Updated
2026-06-29
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Screening testing strategy
The intervention we are evaluating is the use of weekly screening testing among students and staff.
No screening testing strategy
a group of schools will not receive screening testing.
Locations (5)
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