Research project: Retrospective Survey of Prevention, Treatment, Occurrence and Outcomes of Covid-19 in the community (RTO-Covid-19)
This is a survey about what people have done to try and prevent and treat Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
This is a survey about what people have done to try and prevent and treat Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Why are we doing the survey?
Covid-19 is new, so we need to learn from everyone’s experiences. There are so many things we need to understand, for example:
What does it involve?
We are collecting the experiences of thousands of people from many countries across the globe which have been affected by Covid-19. Anyone can take part in the survey, whether or not they became ill with Covid-19. The questions take 10-20 minutes to complete. We are also asking participants to provide us with their email address so that we can ask them a few more questions about new or ongoing symptoms three months later. Although this is optional, understanding how peoples’ symptoms change over time is a very powerful way of understanding the illness better. Providing an email address will also allow us to enter participants into a cash prize draw and send them a summary of the results when they are available.
If you would like more information about the project please download our Participant Information Sheet which you can find in our 'Useful downloads' section below.
What is the likely impact of this study?
This study will help us to answer several questions about Covid-19, including:
The results of the study will be published in scientific publications, sent to participants who provide their email address, published online, and sent to key stakeholders.
How can people take part?
Please encourage as many people as possible to take part. Anyone who is able to provide consent can take part by going to www.rtocovid19.com.
University of Southampton Investigators:
China
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Funder: School of Primary Care Research, NIHR, Antenna Foundation, Switzerland
Duration: 12 months
Start date: July 2020 End date: 30 June 2021
Contact: RTOcovid19@soton.ac.uk
Collaborators:
Professor Mark Ebell, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
Dr. François Chassagne, postdoctoral researcher, Emory University, Atlanta
Dr. Joëlle Houriet, postdoctoral researcher, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Dr. Bertrand Graz, Research and project management*, Foundation Antenna, Geneva
Prof Chantal Csajka, Vice-President, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva
Prof Sven Schröder, University of Hamburg
Prof Jianping Liu, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Ms Chunli Lu, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Dr Marco Leonti
Dr Maria Halabaki
Dr Erik Baars, Luis Bolk Institute
Dr Esther van der Werf, Luis Bolk Institute
Prof Myeong Soo Lee, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Ms Lin Ang, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Prof Tae Hun Kim, Kyunghee University
Prof Hyang Sook Lee, Kyunghee University
Dr Ju-Feng Xia, Tokyo University