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Editor, Senior Moderator
BMC Infect Dis
. 2022 Jul 28;22(1):654.
doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07621-x.
Developing and testing a Corona VaccinE tRiAL pLatform (COVERALL) to study Covid-19 vaccine response in immunocompromised patients
Katharina Kusejko[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Frédérique Chammartin[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Daniel Smith[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Marc Odermatt[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Julian Schuhmacher[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Michael Koller[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Huldrych F Günthard[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Matthias Briel[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP], Heiner C Bucher[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Benjamin Speich[SUP] 3 7 [/SUP], Swiss HIV Cohort Study; Swiss Transplant Cohort Study
Collaborators, Affiliations
Abstract
Background: The rapid course of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic calls for fast implementation of clinical trials to assess the effects of new treatment and prophylactic interventions. Building trial platforms embedded in existing data infrastructures is an ideal way to address such questions within well-defined subpopulations.
Methods: We developed a trial platform building on the infrastructure of two established national cohort studies: the Swiss human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Cohort Study (SHCS) and Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS). In a pilot trial, termed Corona VaccinE tRiAL pLatform (COVERALL), we assessed the vaccine efficacy of the first two licensed SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in Switzerland and the functionality of the trial platform.
Results: Using Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), we developed a trial platform integrating the infrastructure of the SHCS and STCS. An algorithm identifying eligible patients, as well as baseline data transfer ensured a fast inclusion procedure for eligible patients. We implemented convenient re-directions between the different data entry systems to ensure intuitive data entry for the participating study personnel. The trial platform, including a randomization algorithm ensuring balance among different subgroups, was continuously adapted to changing guidelines concerning vaccination policies. We were able to randomize and vaccinate the first trial participant the same day we received ethics approval. Time to enroll and randomize our target sample size of 380 patients was 22 days.
Conclusion: Taking the best of each system, we were able to flag eligible patients, transfer patient information automatically, randomize and enroll the patients in an easy workflow, decreasing the administrative burden usually associated with a trial of this size.
Keywords: HIV; Immunocompromised; REDCap; SARS-CoV-2; Transplant patients; Trial platform.
. 2022 Jul 28;22(1):654.
doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07621-x.
Developing and testing a Corona VaccinE tRiAL pLatform (COVERALL) to study Covid-19 vaccine response in immunocompromised patients
Katharina Kusejko[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Frédérique Chammartin[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Daniel Smith[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Marc Odermatt[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Julian Schuhmacher[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Michael Koller[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Huldrych F Günthard[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP], Matthias Briel[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP], Heiner C Bucher[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Benjamin Speich[SUP] 3 7 [/SUP], Swiss HIV Cohort Study; Swiss Transplant Cohort Study
Collaborators, Affiliations
- PMID: 35902817
- DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07621-x
Abstract
Background: The rapid course of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic calls for fast implementation of clinical trials to assess the effects of new treatment and prophylactic interventions. Building trial platforms embedded in existing data infrastructures is an ideal way to address such questions within well-defined subpopulations.
Methods: We developed a trial platform building on the infrastructure of two established national cohort studies: the Swiss human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Cohort Study (SHCS) and Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS). In a pilot trial, termed Corona VaccinE tRiAL pLatform (COVERALL), we assessed the vaccine efficacy of the first two licensed SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in Switzerland and the functionality of the trial platform.
Results: Using Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), we developed a trial platform integrating the infrastructure of the SHCS and STCS. An algorithm identifying eligible patients, as well as baseline data transfer ensured a fast inclusion procedure for eligible patients. We implemented convenient re-directions between the different data entry systems to ensure intuitive data entry for the participating study personnel. The trial platform, including a randomization algorithm ensuring balance among different subgroups, was continuously adapted to changing guidelines concerning vaccination policies. We were able to randomize and vaccinate the first trial participant the same day we received ethics approval. Time to enroll and randomize our target sample size of 380 patients was 22 days.
Conclusion: Taking the best of each system, we were able to flag eligible patients, transfer patient information automatically, randomize and enroll the patients in an easy workflow, decreasing the administrative burden usually associated with a trial of this size.
Keywords: HIV; Immunocompromised; REDCap; SARS-CoV-2; Transplant patients; Trial platform.