Adaptation of Metabolomics and Microbiomic Research Protocols During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, researchers in the P30 Center for the Study of Symptom Science, Metabolomics, and Multiple Chronic Conditions at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing faced major challenges in recruitment and data collection because of limited access to the clinic and community facilities and the risk of COVID-19 exposure associated with in-person study contact.

Objectives

The purpose of this article is to (a) describe how a cadre of pilot/supplement principal investigators adapted their studies to allow for safe and trustworthy data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 through date of publication) and (b) discuss steps that facilitated the technical aspects of remote data collection, especially involving

SUBMITTER: Butts B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature