Investigating point of care diagnostic strategies to optimize the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 in routine public and private health care settings in South Africa
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection)Infections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17785461
- Lead Sponsor
- South African Medical Research Council
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1581
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 18 years and older
2. Has symptoms of COVID-19 and meets current NICD/NHLS case definition for testing
3. Has been in close contact with a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive person (>15 minutes in a poorly ventilated space or =1 metre apart) and
4. Age 18 years and older and
5. Agrees to providing paired naso-pharyngeal and blood samples and
6. Self-reports not feeling sick or no symptoms of COVID-19 on initial questioning
Exclusion Criteria
Participant does not consent to follow-up including home based follow-up
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method