Shaping care home COVID-19 testing policy: a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of asymptomatic testing compared with standard care in care home staff (VIVALDI-CT)

Shaping care home COVID-19 testing policy: a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of asymptomatic testing compared with standard care in care home staff (VIVALDI-CT)

Introduction Care home residents have experienced significant morbidity, mortality and disruption following outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2. Regular SARS-CoV-2 testing of care home staff was introduced to reduce transmission of infection, but it is unclear whether this remains beneficial. This trial aims to...

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Main Authors: Jackie A Cassell, Nick Freemantle, Susan Hopkins, Laura Shallcross, Paul Flowers, Andrew Copas, Oliver Stirrup, Martin Knapp, Natalie Adams, Dorina Cadar, Adam Gordon, Maria Krutikov, Arpana Verma, Catherine Henderson, James Blackstone, Lara Goscé, Ruth Leiser, Martyn Regan, Iona Cullen-Stephenson, Robert Fenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e076210.full

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