Increasing compliance with self-isolation among positive COVID-19 cases Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
This study will test the effectiveness of home visits to individuals in Havering Local Authority who are self-isolating as the result of testing positive for COVID-19. It is planned as a two-arm rando
Sponsors
Department of Health and Social Care
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Residents of the London borough of Havering who have tested positive for COVID-19 2. Between the ages of 18 and 64 years (inclusive)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Adults and children outside of the 18 - 64 years age range 2. Adults in social care provision 3. Cases who have moved out of the borough 4. Cases who have false positive COVID-19 test results, as indicated by the contact tracing database 5. Homeless individuals 6. Travellers returned from countries on the the UK government’s red list for international travel 7. Cases in hospital 8. Cases who have died since their positive COVID-19 test result
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Successful compliance with self-isolation requirements is measured using indicator from the Contact Tracing Advice Service (CTAS) data that classes individuals as fully complying with self-isolation if they have successful check-in calls with contact tracers on days 4, 7, and 10 of their self-isolation period; success is defined as answering the call and confirming that they are self-isolating. This data was collected as part of the Test and Trace user journey and was available for all positive cases in England. The calls have recently ceased to all users apart from those with landlines. However, the research team is in discussion with the Trace operations team for the calls to continue for all confirmed positive cases in Havering for the period of the trial. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Take up of TTSP application measured as proportion of self-isolating individuals who make a TTSP application, linked with CTAS data on participants at the end of the intervention. 2. Take up of COVID-19 vaccination measured as proportion of non-fully vaccinated individuals who have an additional dose of vaccination within two months of the end of isolation, linked to the vaccination database two months after the visits have ended using NHS numbers of participants. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactMatthew Barnard
Outcome results
None listed