EMPOWER - BAME vs COVID: A Multi-site Clinical Cohort Research Study to Identify Genetic Associations and Candidate Therapeutic Targets to Reduce COVID-19 Morbidity & Mortality Rates in BAME Populations
概览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 干预措施
- 未指定
- 疾病 / 适应症
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV 2 Infection
- 发起方
- Future Genetics Limited
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Identify COVID-19 specific host-defence ("protective") or predisposing ("susceptibility") genetic biomarkers
- 状态
- 撤回
- 最后更新
- 4年前
概览
简要总结
The COVID-19 virus pandemic has massively affected us all. Moreover, there is a disproportionately high number of COVID-19 severe infections and deaths in British Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) patients. This clinical study plans to discover new ways of protecting people from this virus by looking at our DNA and biology.
详细描述
The COVID-19 virus pandemic has massively affected us all. We now know there is a much larger proportion of British Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) patients suffering from COVID-19 infections. This disproportionate level of infection and severity of disease has raised concerns and worries. Other research from April 2020 showed that 71% of the nurses and midwives and 94% of the doctors and dentists that died of COVID-19 infections were from a BAME background despite this group representing 20% and 44% of the workforce respectively. The survival picture is also grim for Black and Asian members of the public where we see disproportionately high rates of deaths. Research estimates that our DNA and the environment equally influence the risk for infection. This clinical study plans to better understand our DNA. Some of the things we will be looking at is age, sex, ethnicity and any illnesses such as diabetes or blood pressure. We will ask people for some spit and look at their medical records. This may help us find some of the reasons why this virus has different effects on people and how we might protect people from COVID-19.
研究者
入排标准
入选标准
- •All competent adult and children above the age of 5 years
- •Subjects agree to:
- •Gift saliva (spit) samples
- •Provide Consent for access to medical and health records
排除标准
- •Patient is not registered with the NHS for care.
- •Adults lacking capacity
- •Children under the age of 6 years.
结局指标
主要结局
Identify COVID-19 specific host-defence ("protective") or predisposing ("susceptibility") genetic biomarkers
时间窗: 30 months
Discovery of genetic associations with COVID-19 infections that may form the basis of prevention, treatment or management of at-risk BAME groups and the wider population.
次要结局
- Epidemiological profiles of COVID-19 infections in different UK ethnic populations(24 months)