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Oral Health, Microbial Burden and COVID-19

Conditions
Covid19
Periodontitis
Registration Number
NCT04668911
Lead Sponsor
Eastman Dental Insitute and Hospital
Brief Summary

An observational study of patients with COVID-19 confirmed cases (with various degrees of severity) and controls.

Oral and nasal swabs will be taken from 150 patients (50 with mild form and 50 with severe form of COVID-19 with or without mechanical ventilation, 50 healthy controls).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Must provide written informed consent
  2. Subjects have to be tested (PCR) positive or negative for SARS-CoV2 infection
  3. Must be able to provide oral and nasal swabbing within 48 hours of polymerise chain reaction (PCR) test results
Exclusion Criteria

a. Under the age of 18 years old

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oral microbial signatureDay 1

To assess the oral microbial signatures that relates to SARS-CoV2 in patients with no, mild and severe disease.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nasal microbial signatureDay 1

To assess the nasal microbial signatures related to SARS-CoV2 in patients with no, mild and severe disease and to assess the role of the oral expression of ACE2-Ang II system during SARS-CoV2 in relation to disease outcome (mild, severe COVID).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University College Hospital (UCH), UCL Eastman Dental Institute

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

University College Hospital (UCH), UCL Eastman Dental Institute
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Francesco D'Aiuto, DMD, PhD, MClinDent
Principal Investigator

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