COVID-19 Precautions:
CANDLE has created a COVID-19-specific protocol to ensure the safety of participants and staff during study visits. In addition to mask requirements, COVID-19 screening questions, temperature checks, and sanitizing, CANDLE examiners have been trained to administer socially distanced cognitive assessments!
CANDLE’s COVID-19 Protocol was developed because CANDLE cares about participants’ health and safety. An overview of CANDLE’s safety protocol is below.
- Masks Required for Everyone
- Temperature Checks upon Arrival
- Screening for COVID Symptoms
- Screening for Isolation/Quarantine
- Sanitizing rooms thoroughly between visits & frequently touched surfaces several times per day
- Only allow participants into the clinic (limited to only those required for communication or transportation)
- Examiners trained on Socially Distanced Brain Games & Surveys
- No Saliva Collection or Spirometry performed in clinic
- Examiners wear gloves when taking measurements and samples from participants
- Hand sanitizer and soap and water available at all times
- Sign-In Sheet to perform contact tracing, if necessary
- Some remote survey options
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If you have any questions regarding the CANDLE Study, please contact us at:
Email: candlestudy@uthsc.edu
Phone: 901-448-3300
Mailing Address:
CANDLE Research Study
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
66 North Pauline, Suite 501
Memphis, TN 38105