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NCT05611203
Should Palatine Tonsils be Included in the Oropharyngeal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing?
Conditions: SARS-CoV Infection, Coronavirus, Corona Virus Infection
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Healthy volunteers: 1
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 1000
Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Location: Denmark
Summary
Citizens who undergo testing for COVID-19 at one of two Testcenters in Copenhagen Captial Region will be invited to participate in the study.
The participants will be randomized to either an oropharyngeal swap including the palatine tonsils OR an oropharyngeal swap without the palatine tonsils for SARS-CoV-2 testing.
The swabs will be sent to the clinical microbiology laboratory for SARS-CoV-2 detection using RT-PCR.
The diagnostic accuracy and SARS-CoV-2 viral load will be compared.
The participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their symptoms.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:citizens referred for outpatient testing for COVID-19 in Valby and Hillerød COVID-19 TestCenter.Exclusion Criteria:Age under 18 yearsneck breathers (tracheostomy/laryngectomy patients)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05611203). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
