Stanford Medicine's Community Alliance to Test Coronavirus at Home (CATCH) Study

The Stanford Medicine's Community Alliance to Test Coronavirus at Home {CATCH) Study used an online survey platform and home delivered self-collection kits. Researchers at Stanford University sought to estimate the true prevalence of COVID-19 across the greater San Francisco Bay Area. With this study, their aim was to provide a simple, safe, convenient at-home testing program to monitor and help stop the undetected spread of COVID-19. 

With the effects of COVID-19 disproportionately affecting minority and vulnerable communities throughout the country, and specifically in the Bay Area, one of the key intentions of the study was to address inequities in testing by researching underserved populations. The testing kits provided a convenient, no-cost, rapid home-based option for many in these communities who have difficulty accessing facility-based testing and eliminates any requirement to leave home or shelter-in-place.

Using the Vera™ Cloud Testing Platform and Home Test Kits, the study has successfully enrolled approximately 14,000 people from the Bay Area, with ~30% reporting their symptoms and exposures on a regular basis. 

Our study team is actively analyzing the data to determine the frequency and the geographic spread of COVID-19 in the Bay area. If you would like to receive updates on our study findings in the future, please email Lorene Nelson at lnelson@stanford.edu.

Visit CATCH Study to learn more.