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Self-Testing for COVID-19 (C-STRAND Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Robert Gross, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, up to one year
Awards & highlights

C-STRAND Trial Summary

This trial will help to assess whether self-testing can increase test uptake in underserved populations and reduce health disparities related to COVID-19.

Eligible Conditions
  • Coronavirus

C-STRAND Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, up to one year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, up to one year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Network contact test uptake
Secondary outcome measures
Network contact test uptake, end of study
Number of contacts tested
Number of contacts tested at 8 weeks
+4 more

C-STRAND Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Self-Test kit distributionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in the self-test arm receive multiple COVID-19 self-test kits to distribute to others in their social networks.
Group II: Test referral distributionActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in the test referral arm receive multiple COVID-19 test referral cards and text messages to distribute to others in their social networks.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
COVID-19 self-test
2021
N/A
~810

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Public Health Management CorporationOTHER
16 Previous Clinical Trials
4,543 Total Patients Enrolled
University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
2,009 Previous Clinical Trials
42,893,862 Total Patients Enrolled
Robert Gross, MDPrincipal Investigator - University of Pennsylvania
Elliot Gross A Prof Corp, Southern California Hospital at Culver City
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine (Medical School)
Vet Affairs Medical Ctr-W La (Residency)
3 Previous Clinical Trials
258 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

COVID-19 self-test Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04797858 — N/A
Coronavirus Research Study Groups: Test referral distribution, Self-Test kit distribution
Coronavirus Clinical Trial 2023: COVID-19 self-test Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04797858 — N/A
COVID-19 self-test 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04797858 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the current size of enrollment in this medical trial?

"Yes, according to clinicaltrials.gov records this trial is actively searching for participants and has been updated recently on May 16th 2022. When it was initially posted back in 2021 there were ambitions of recruiting 1048 patients from 1 site."

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Is enrollment in this research project still accessible to patients?

"Per the information posted on clinicaltrials.gov, this investigation is still seeking suitable participants. Launched on May 5th 2021 and recently modified on May 16th 2022, it is a current medical trial."

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Recent research and studies
~198 spots leftby May 2025