Feasibility of digital contact tracing in low-income settings – pilot trial for a location-based DCT app

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00029327

Enrollment

200

Registered

2022-07-05

Start date

2020-01-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Z22.9

Interventions

Group 1: app-based contact tracing Group 2: paper-based contact tracing was performed simultaniously

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: comprised written informed consent, a smartphone with Android operating system (OS) capable of GPS, Bluetooth and mobile data and the possibility to perform paper-based reference system

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: did not attend 1st visit / intervention; did not attend 3rd visit ; presented another smartphone than registered at the kick-off meeting

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. number of contacts (between 'infected' and 'non-infected' participants) recorded by the digital contact tracing app 2. difference in the number of recorded contacts between app- and paper-based contact tracing.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
burdens of digital contact tracing in low income settings	—

Countries

Liberia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026