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Research Platform to Screen and Protect Individuals that Work Within a Food Production, Healthcare, Research or Clinical Organization
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Research Platform to Screen and Protect Individuals that Work Within a Food Production, Healthcare, Research or Clinical Organization

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Start Year
2020
End Year
2022
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Investigators Contacts
  • Dr. Amit Oza
    University Health Network
  • Dr. Amit Oza
    University Health Network
  • Rupi Mangat
    Ozmosis Research Inc.

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up
After baseline, participants are followed-up up to once a month after each COVID-19 swab test, with frequency of data collection depending on COVID-19 positivity.

Recruitment

Recruitment Target
  • Individuals

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
10,000
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
10,000

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other
Yes
No
Not applicable
Don't know

Timeline

Populations

Selection Criteria
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Canada
Territory
Ethnic Origin
Health Status

  • Exclusion:

  • Individuals with fever, respiratory or flu-like symptoms.
  • Individuals with specific symptoms including:
    • Fever, chills or headache
    • New or worsening cough
    • Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat or difficulty swallowing
    • Runny nose or stuffy nose without another cause (e.g. allergies)
    • Nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain
    • Decrease/loss of taste or smell
    • Unexplained fatigue, malaise, muscle aches
    • Eye pain or pink eye.
    •  
  • Individuals should be screened for symptoms as per their institutional requirements.
    • Other Criteria
    Inclusion:
  • Occupation in food production
  • Asymptomatic as per daily screening
  • No contra-indication to performing a nasopharyngeal swab

    • Recruitment

    Sources of recruitment
    • Specific population
    Specific Population
    • Other specific population : Food production workers

    Number of Participants

    Number of Participants
    712
    Number of Participants with Biological Samples
    712
    Data Collection Events
    # Name Description Start End
    0 RESPECT - Food workers - Baseline Information about sociodemographic, exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Mental health information was also collected. ... 2020-10 2020-10
    1 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 1 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2020-11 2020-12
    2 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 2 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-01 2021-02
    3 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 3 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-03 2021-04
    4 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 4 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-05 2021-06
    5 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 5 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-07 2021-08
    6 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 6 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-09 2021-10
    7 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 7 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-11 2021-12
    8 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 8 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2022-01 2022-02
    9 RESPECT - Food workers - Follow-up 9 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2022-03 2022-03
    Selection Criteria
    Newborns
    Twins
    Countries
    • Canada
    Territory
    Ethnic Origin
    Health Status

    • Exclusion:

  • Individuals with fever, respiratory or flu-like symptoms.
  • Individuals with specific symptoms including:
    • Fever, chills or headache
    • New or worsening cough
    • Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat or difficulty swallowing
    • Runny nose or stuffy nose without another cause (e.g. allergies)
    • Nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain
    • Decrease/loss of taste or smell
    • Unexplained fatigue, malaise, muscle aches
    • Eye pain or pink eye.
    •  
  • Individuals should be screened for symptoms as per their institutional requirements.
    • Other Criteria
    Inclusion:
  • Occupation in healthcare/research or clinical organization
  • Asymptomatic as per daily screening
  • No contra-indication to performing a nasopharyngeal swab

    • Recruitment

    Sources of recruitment
    • Specific population
    Specific Population
    • Other specific population : Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers

    Number of Participants

    Number of Participants
    1,560
    Number of Participants with Biological Samples
    1,560
    Data Collection Events
    # Name Description Start End
    0 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Baseline Information about sociodemographic, exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Mental health information was also collected. ... 2020-07 2020-08
    1 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 1 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2020-11 2020-12
    2 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 2 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-01 2021-02
    3 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 3 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-03 2021-04
    4 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 4 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-05 2021-06
    5 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 5 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-07 2021-08
    6 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 6 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-09 2021-10
    7 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 7 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2021-11 2021-12
    8 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 8 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2022-01 2022-02
    9 RESPECT - Healthcare/Research/Clinical workers - Follow-up 9 Information about exposures and travel history, occupation category, symptoms in the past 21 days, and vaccination was collected. Blood samples were collected to look for COVID-19 specific ... 2022-03 2022-03

    Classifications

    Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
    Lifestyle and behaviours
    Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
    Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
    Diseases
    Symptoms and signs
    Medication and supplements
    Non-pharmacological interventions
    Health and community care services utilization
    Death
    Physical measures and assessments
    Laboratory measures
    Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
    Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
    Preschool, school and work life
    Social environment and relationships
    Physical environment
    Administrative information

    Socio-demographic and economic characteristics

    Age/birthdate
    Sex/gender
    Family and household structure
    Residence
    Ethnicity, race and religion
    Labour force and retirement

    Lifestyle and behaviours

    Leisure activities

    Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations

    Perception of health

    Diseases

    Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
    Neoplasms (C00-D48)
    Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
    Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
    Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
    Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
    Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
    Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
    Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

    Symptoms and signs

    Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
    Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
    Symptoms and signs involving nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
    Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour (R40-R46)
    General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
    Symptoms related to multiple categories

    Medication and supplements

    Medication and supplement intake
    Posology and protocol of administration

    Non-pharmacological interventions

    Laboratory diagnosis interventions

    Health and community care services utilization

    Hospitalizations

    Laboratory measures

    Virology

    Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments

    Personality
    Psychological distress and emotions
    Other psychological measures and assessments

    Physical environment

    Biological exposure

    Administrative information

    Identifiers
    Date and time-related information
    Physical and cognitive measure and biosample-related information
    Other administrative information