Status:

UNKNOWN

Comparison of the Efficacy of Rapid Tests to Identify COVID-19 Infection (CATCh COVID-19)

Lead Sponsor:

Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation

Conditions:

COVID-19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to compare the efficacy of detection of COVID-19 infection using the serology test in blood sample and the PCR-based test in the nasopharyngeal (NP) and sputum sample. Furthermo...

Detailed Description

The investigators hypothesize that viral-RNA test using sputum will be equally efficient as the test performed in NP swab. Moreover, the serology test and the PCR-based test will be comparable in effi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • • Male or female over 18 years of age at the time of enrollment
  • Current symptoms of COVID-19 ; fever alone or fever and at least one of the following symptoms need to be present
  • Dry cough
  • Sore throat
  • Shortness of breath
  • Chills
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache
  • New loss of taste or smell
  • Chills with repeated shaking

Exclusion

  • • Unwilling to provide informed consent
  • Unwilling to undergo bi-weekly serological test during the 1-month enrollment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 8 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04372004

Start Date

May 8 2020

End Date

June 1 2021

Last Update

August 11 2020

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Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute

Austin, Texas, United States, 78705