Seeking volunteers to participate in the advancement of COVID-19 research

The purpose of this research study is to understand COVID-19 (also known as SARSCoV-2 or coronavirus) incidence, clinical manifestations, and risk factors of infection among health care workers.

You may participate in this study if:

You are a UCLA Health employee (contract, part-time, or full-time) at either Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica. You will be an employee of UCLA Health for at least the next 6 months, are 18 years of age or older, have not had a confirmed COVID-19 case among your household/close contacts within the prior 14 days and have not had any of the following symptoms in the past 24 hours:

• Fever
• Persistent dry cough
• Sore throat
• Difficulty breathing/ shortness of breath
• Diarrhea
• Severe fatigue
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Non-allergic nasal congestion

You must also have access to a vehicle, since some of the sample collection is done in a parking lot with you inside of an enclosed vehicle.

Participation involves:

• A time commitment of ~20-40 minutes every other week for 6 months
  • If you test positive for COVID-19, the time commitment will shift to every week until you clear infection, and the study team will follow you monthly for an additional 6 months
• Coming to the UCLA campus for study activities (including providing nasal swabs, blood, and saliva samples)
• Completing online surveys
• A $10 Amazon gift card

Do not include any sensitive information if you choose to respond by email, as the confidentiality of emails cannot be guaranteed.

To participate in this study, read and fill out the consent form, and then contact the study Coordinator.

Contact the study coordinator:

flandsman@mednet.ucla.edu
310-825-4991

Download consent form