Children and COVID-19: seroprevalence study
Overview
- Acronym
- EnCORE
- Website
- EnCORE
- Investigators
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Dr. Jesse Papenburg
Montreal Children’s Hospital
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Dr. Kate Zinszer
University of Montreal
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Dr. Caroline Quach
University of Montreal
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Dr. Patricia Conrod
University of Montreal
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Dr. Gaston DeSerres
Université Laval
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Dr. Britt McKinnon
University of Montreal
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Dr. Monica Zahreddine
University of Montreal
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Dr. Jesse Papenburg
- Contacts
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Dr. Kate Zinszer
University of Montreal
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Dr. Kate Zinszer
General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2020 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Children and school/daycare personnel are followed-up using a shortened baseline questionnaire, for the end of school year data collection and also, regardless of seroprevalence status from the first test, they will be retested at the end of the school year.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 3,443
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 3,443
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Populations
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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2
- Maximum age
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17
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Montreal
- Health Status
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- Exclusion: chronic disease or other health conditions that preclude participation in the study
- Supplementary Information about Population
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The sentinel neighbourhoods are: West Island, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Montréal-Nord, and Plateau.
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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First, sentinel neighbourhoods from Montreal were selected.
Then different school boards that operate within the selected neighbourhoods as well as with the different daycare associations were contacted.
Once school approval was received, an invitation email from the director of the school was sent to all parents and guardians of currently enrolled students. The invitation email included a short description of the project as well as a link to the study website. On the study website, students, parents, guardians, and personnel found more details about the study, describing details on how to contact the research team in addition to a video capsule that introduced the study team and study.
In addition to the letter of invitation, they also recruited participants through social media by: posting information on the school or daycare’s Facebook page when possible, Facebook ads for their study, that would be able to direct the recruitment ad to Facebook users that live in the study neighbourhoods.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 2,612
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 2,612
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 | EnCORE - Children - Baseline | The parent/guardian was asked to complete an online questionnaire for each ... | 2020 (October) | 2021 (March) |
| 1 | EnCORE - Children - Follow-up 1 | The parent/guardian was asked to complete an online questionnaire for each ... | 2021 (May) | 2021 (June) |
Selection Criteria
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Montreal
- Health Status
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- Exclusion: chronic disease or other health conditions that preclude participation in the study
Sources of Recruitment
- Specific Population
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- Other specific population : Personnel from the children's daycare and school
- Supplementary Information
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Different school boards that operate within the selected neighbourhoods as well as with the different daycare associations were contacted.
Once school approval was received, an invitation email from the director of the school was sent. The invitation email included a short description of the project as well as a link to the study website. On the study website, personnel found more details about the study, describing details on how to contact the research team in addition to a video capsule that introduced the study team and study.
In addition to the letter of invitation, they also recruited participants through social media by: posting information on the school or daycare’s Facebook page when possible, Facebook ads for their study, that would be able to direct the recruitment ad to Facebook users that live in the study neighbourhoods.
All daycare and school personnel in the selected daycares and schools were eligible and were asked to participate.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 831
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 831
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Description | Start | End |
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| 0 | EnCORE - Daycare and school personnel - Baseline | Information was collected on sociodemographics, COVID-19 risk and symptoms in the ... | 2021 (March) | 2021 (April) |
| 1 | EnCORE - Daycare and school personnel - Follow-up | Information was collected on sociodemographics, COVID-19 risk and symptoms in the ... | 2021 (May) | 2021 (June) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Networks
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Datasets
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