SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva samples (SDS)
- Conditions
- Sensitivity/specificity of the Lolli method for the detection of respiratory viruses
- Registration Number
- DRKS00032803
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Virologie, Uniklinik Köln
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 490
Consent from the subject or both legal guardians
- Consent from the children, provided they are capable of giving consent themselves (from around 14 years of age)
- Declaration of intent for children under 14 years of age
- Good physical condition (Karnofsky index =80%)
- PCR confirmed infection with one of the mentioned respiratory viruses in the last 21 days and/or clinical or epidemiological suspicion of infection (symptoms of infection with a respiratory virus: cough, runny nose, fever, chills and/or association with a known wave of infections with a respiratory virus)
- PCR confirmed negative subjects
- No ability to consent
- Refusal to participate
- Employment at the Institute of Virology, University Hospital Cologne
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Virus detection in saliva samples
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Differences in virus concentration in nasal/throat swabs compared to saliva samples, assessment of the different saliva collection methods