Conjunctival Swab vs Nasopharyngeal Swab in Patients With COVID-19

Medical University Innsbruck

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COVID-19; SARS-CoV 2

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Conjunctival swab and nasopharyngeal swab

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04444596

1104/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this possible study is to identify if SARS-CoV-2 can be found in the tear film and conjunctiva of a patient with COVID-19.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years
• A confirmed COVID-19 disease
• Signed and dated declaration of consent
• The patient fell ill in Tyrol

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

Swab

Other group

Description:

Conjunctival swab and nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-COV 2

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Conjunctival swab and nasopharyngeal swab