June 18, 2021

Comparing patient-reported impact of COVID-19 shelter-in-place policies and access to containment and mitigation strategies, overall and in vulnerable populations

Study Updated 03/05/2024

Study Website: COVID-19 Citizen Science
ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT5548803
Study Design: Prospective Observational
PCORnet Infrastructure: Collaboration, CDM (+supplemental data), Engagement, Single IRB
Principal Investigator: Mark Pletcher
Site Name: University of California, San Francisco
PCORnet® Network Partner: REACHnet
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Funding Date: 2020
Study Duration: 2020 – 2023
Participating Clinical Research Networks: GPC, INSIGHT, REACHnet
Therapeutic Area: Health Disparities
Condition: COVID-19
Population: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Status: Completed

Research Question(s):

  1. What is the comparative impact of different shelter-in-place/reopening policies, overall and in vulnerable populations, on patient-reported financial insecurity, mental health, and other subjective outcomes important to patients?
  2. What is the comparative effectiveness of county-level containment and mitigation strategies at achieving timely access to testing, healthcare, information, and contact tracing, overall and in vulnerable populations?
  3. What is the comparative accuracy of different algorithms designed to predict risk of infection and severe COVID-19 among patients with symptoms, overall and in vulnerable populations?

Primary Publication(s):
The COVID-19 Citizen Science Study: Protocol for a Longitudinal Digital Health Cohort Study
Beatty AL, Peyser ND, Butcher XE, et al. The COVID-19 citizen science study: protocol for a longitudinal digital health cohort. JMIR Res Protoc, 2021; 10(8):e28169.