Würzburg Childcare Study during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study into the acceptance of different screening measures for the detection of infections with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in child daycare centres in Würzburg

Würzburg Childcare Study during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study into the acceptance of different screening measures for the detection of infections with the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in child daycare centres in Würzburg - Wü-KiTa-CoV

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023721

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2020-12-15

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

SARS-CoV-2-infection

Interventions

Group 1: Nasal swaps 2x/week for daycare children and staff without symptoms Group 2: Nasal swaps 1x/week for daycare children and staff without symptoms Group 3: Collection of saliva samples 2x/week

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Modules for surveillance of asymptomatic daycare children and staff: daycare children up to 8 years in participating daycare centres or staff employed in participating daycare centre; For collection of saliva samples children of 2 years of age and older at study start were included. Modules for surveillance of symptomatic participants: daycare children or staff in participating daycare centres and corresponding household member Written consent of parents/guardians and daycare staff to participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: /

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of acceptance rates of various surveillance measures for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections in daycare children, staff, and their household members; detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections via PCR from nasal swaps or saliva samples from daycare children and staff; for household members from throat swaps; Evaluation based on successful participation in all planned samplings during the study period; additionally, survey of parents/guardians, daycare staff and children at defined time points for the collection of sociodemographic data and psychosocial implications, including determination of predictors for the acceptance of the different concepts.	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessment of acceptance rates of various surveillance measures for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections in daycare children, staff, and their household members; detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections via PCR from nasal swaps or saliva samples from daycare children and staff; for household members from throat swaps; Evaluation based on successful participation in all planned samplings during the study period; additionally, survey of parents/guardians, daycare staff and children at defined time points for the collection of sociodemographic data and psychosocial implications, including determination of predictors for the acceptance of the different concepts.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Collection of basic data of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections in daycare children and staff in Würzburg (point-of-care-test via finger-prick testing or ELISA from serum; rate of positive serological tests and positive PCR tests); Estimation of the costs of the surveillance measures.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStudiensekretariat Wü-KiTa-CoV

Institut für Hygiene und MikrobiologieUniversität Würzburg

wuekitacov@uni-wuerzburg.de0931-31 87592

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026