Welcome! You’re invited to join the SeaPrep study.

This study will help us better understand:  

  • How respiratory infections spread, 

  • How well immunizations (vaccines) protect against infection and getting sick, and 

  • How the body responds after infection or immunization. 

Volunteers like you are important for keeping our communities healthy and ready for future respiratory infection outbreaks. You’re not just helping with a research study when you join – you are helping to shape a healthier future and to save lives! 

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Note: “Option A” and “Option B” referred to in the video’s audio are the same as “Part A” and “Part B” shown on-screen in the video.

Who can join this study?

The SeaPrep study is recruiting children and adults of all ages who are living in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties in Washington state. 

Individual adults, multiple people in the same household such as roommates or parents and their children, or just children may join. 

Are you or your child interested in joining the SeaPrep study? Fill out the screening form to find out if you are eligible to enroll. 

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 About the SeaPrep Study

  • The SeaPrep study is led by the University of Washington.

    SeaPrep is part of the CHARM (Community and Household Acute Respiratory Illness Monitoring) Network, which is a collaboration between the University of Washington, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and University of California San Diego.

    This study is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • There are two parts to this study: Part A and Part B. Each part lasts a different amount of time and includes different study activities. You may have the choice to participate in Part A, Part B, or both. 

    All study activities can be done at home. 

    Part A 

    • Participate for up to five years, but you can stop at any time 

    • Complete surveys, including short weekly health surveys and a longer survey once or twice a year 

    • Complete additional short surveys if more information about specific behaviors or events is needed 

    • If you report symptoms, collect a nose swab sample and take a study provided at-home rapid test and report the results

    • Your nose swab will be tested in a lab for COVID-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other germs (viruses and bacteria) 

    Sub-Study for Part A 

    • Continue all the activities in Part A 

    • Complete short weekly health surveys, including questions about immunizations 

    • Give blood samples two times each year using a simple, nearly painless, at-home device called Tasso 

    • Depending on your age and if you become sick or receive an immunization, you may give two or three more blood samples.  

    Part B 

    • Participate for about a month 

    • Complete surveys, including a survey on the day you start Part B and daily short symptom surveys for two weeks 

    • Collect a nasal swab each day for two weeks 

    • Take a study provided at-home rapid test  

    • Your nose swab will be tested in a lab for COVID-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other germs 

    • Give two blood samples using a simple, nearly painless, at-home device called Tasso, once on your first day and again about a month later

  • Yes, you will receive different amounts depending on if you are part of Part A, Part B, or both. 

    If you join Part A, you will get free at-home rapid tests and up to $165 per year: 

    • $15 for enrollment, 

    • $10 per month for weekly surveys, up to $120 total per year, and 

    • $10 for surveys and swabs if you report symptoms, up to $30 per year. 

    If you join the sub-study for Part A, you can receive an extra $20 per blood sample. 

    If you join Part B, you will get free at-home rapid tests and up to $140 when you feel sick: 

    • $20 for enrollment,  

    • $5 per day for daily symptom diaries and swabs, up to $70 total,  

    • $10 for two weekly surveys, and   

    • $20 per blood draw, up to $40 total. 

  • If you have questions, please contact the SeaPrep study team!

  • To join the SeaPrep study, fill out the screening form to find out if you are eligible to enroll. 

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