BioBlock nasal spray against COVID-19
- Conditions
- Prevention of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection) among in household contacts of SARS-CoV-2 positive individualsInfections and InfestationsCOVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN48554326
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Tartu
- Brief Summary
2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35101094/ (added 02/02/2022)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 342
Index case:
1.Confirmed case of COVID-19 infection with at least one SARS-CoV-2 PCR negative person household contact
2. Aged =16 years
Household contacts:
1. SARS-CoV-2 PCR negative household contact of the index case
2. Aged =16 years
Current exclusion criteria as of 27/08/2021:
1. Aged <16 years
2. Pregnancy
3. Use of active cancer treatment
4. Use of biological treatment
5. Previously confirmed COVID-19
6. Any organ transplantation
7. Single person household
8. Requires hospitalisation prior to study start
9. Required to take regular medications administered by inhalation, or via the naso- and oropharyngeal route
10. Asthma
11. Known allergies to BioBlock components
Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Aged <16 years
2. Pregnancy
3. Use of active cancer treatment
4. Use of biological treatment
5. Previously vaccinated against COVID-19
6. Previously confirmed COVID-19
7. Any organ transplantation
8. Single person household
9. Requires hospitalisation prior to study start
10. Required to take regular medications administered by inhalation, or via the naso- and oropharyngeal route
11. Asthma
12. Known allergies to BioBlock components
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of COVID-19 infection in household members measured using PCR swab taken at 1 and 14 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of COVID-19 infection measured using the time taken for all symptoms to resolve (days) from participant questionnaires at 1, 7, 14, 21 days for index cases and 1, 7, 14 days for SARS-CoV-2 PCR negative household contacts