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Comparison of four COVID-19 screening strategies to facilitate early case identification within the homeless shelter population: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract

Objectives1. To compare the effectiveness of four different surveillance strategies in detecting COVID-19 within the homeless shelter population.2. To assess the participant adherence over time for each surveillance method.Trial DesignThis is a prospective cluster-randomized study to compare the effectiveness of four different surveillance regimens across eight homeless shelters in the city of Hamilton.ParticipantsParticipants will include both …

Authors

O’Shea T; Mbuagbaw L; Mokashi V; Bulir D; Gilchrist J; Smieja N; Chong S; Marttala S; Vera V; Cvetkovic A

Journal

Trials, Vol. 21, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2020

DOI

10.1186/s13063-020-04890-2

ISSN

1468-6708