The HERO Registry provides a resource for collecting information on Healthcare Workers (HCWs) currently working in the United States, and their families and communities. The overall goal of the Registry is to develop the infrastructure necessary to create and engage a community of people who may be eligible for participation in future research studies, including those of COVID-19 prophylaxis and treatment.
The HERO Registry provides a resource for collecting information on Healthcare Workers (HCWs)
currently working in the United States, and their family members and communities. The overall
goal of the Registry is to create and engage a community of HCWs and their families and
communities who may be eligible for participation in future research studies, including those
of COVID-19 prophylaxis and treatment. The HERO registry will create a repository of adults
interested in COVID-19 research that can be eligible for future research studies. The main
objectives of the study are 1) create a virtual community of adult HCWs in the United States,
and their families and communities, 2) Identify adults interested in engaging in upcoming
research studies, including those related to COVID-19, and 3) Create a dataset of health
related measurements, risk factors, and outcomes for future analysis. The population of
interest is adult healthcare workers in the United States, and their families and
communities.
All analysis of the HERO Registry will be exploratory in nature. Analysis may include
descriptive statistics of the cohort, statistical associations between variables of interest,
and predictive modeling for health outcomes and behaviors. Analyses may be conducted on all
participants in the HERO Registry or may be conducted on subpopulations defined based on
clinical, demographic or other factors.
There is no direct benefit to the participants for their participation in this study, but the
information obtained will be used in scientific research and may be helpful to the
participant or others in the future. Participants may experience indirect benefits such as
learning about their own health, access to health data, and opportunities to participate in
future research.
Inclusion Criteria:
- A member of one of the following three groups:
- Individual currently works in a setting where individuals receive healthcare
("healthcare worker") (including emergency medical services), OR
- A family member of a healthcare worker, OR
- A member of a healthcare worker's community
- Age ≥ 18
- Able to speak and read English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria:
* There are no specific exclusion criteria for this study. Participants must meet inclusion
criteria.
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Emily O'Brien, PhD, Principal Investigator
Duke University