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Spread and Course of COVID-19 Infections

Completed
Conditions
Covid-19
Virus Disease
Registration Number
NCT04377724
Lead Sponsor
Goldhahn Jörg
Brief Summary

The overall goal is to study the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection over the period of one year in the blood of a representative cohort of ETH students/employees.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2910
Inclusion Criteria
  • ETH employee or ETH student and their family members living in the same household at the start of the study
  • Between 18 and 64 years of age at the start of the study
  • Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age over 64 years at the start of the study

  • In quarantine or self-confinement at the start of the study

  • Active COVID-19 infection at the start of the study:

    • Diagnosed with a laboratory test
    • Suspected based on typical symptoms such as fever (>38°C), acute pulmonary ex-acerbation or sudden loss of gustatory taste
  • The following medical condition

    • With continuous steroid therapy/ chemotherapy/immunsuppressive therapy
    • In treatment for cancer
    • With severe autoimmune disease

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
seroprevalence as well as the titer of serum antibodies (IgM, IgG and IgA) targeting SARS-CoV-2 antigens12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the immune response to common-cold (corona)virus and influenza virus infections in patients with COVID-19 infections12 months
the property of IgM and IgA antibody titers against the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic as well as asymptomatic COVID-19 infections over the course of time following an infection12 months
the property of peripheral blood mononuclear cells before and after an infection with SARS-CoV-2 as opposed to other pathogens12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ETH

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Zürich, Switzerland

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