Corona virus in tears
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereHealth Condition 2: B338- Other specified viral diseases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/05/025291
- Lead Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients willing to participate in the study, with moderate to severe illness due to COVID 19 as per guidelines of Ministry of health and family welfare
Exclusion Criteria
Mild or asymptomatic COVID 19 patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of positive results for SARS-CoV-2 RNA from tears will be compared with those from naso/oropharyngeal swabs.Timepoint: within 48 hours of collection of naso/oropharyngeal swab
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The method of sample collection from tears shall also be assessed in terms of viral load and comparison shall be done between different methods.Timepoint: Within 48 hours of collection of naso-oropharyngeal swab