None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
ACES ECOSPHERE LLP
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participant older than 18 with symptoms or recently been in contact with COVID-19 positive patient (High-Risk Individual) and present for COVID-19 testing in OPD, and able to understand and follow instructions for self-collection. OR Participant recently infected with COVID-19 and quarantined in the institutional quarantine center with individual room and home-like atmosphere. Participant able to understand the instructions i.e. read, write and speak in any one language i.e. English, Hindi, and Marathi Participant for unsupervised self-sample collection should have own fridge for freezing ice gel packs
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent and /or reliable contact information. Participant unable to read and write in English, Hindi, or Marathi Younger than 16 and older than 65 are not eligible for this study. No fridge or active internet connection for at-home sample collection.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate the reliability and evaluate the performance of self-sample collection and transportation, healthcare workers will also extract the sample of subjects and the results will be compared to understand the quality of at-home unsupervised self-collected sample. The methods will be further compared with end result outcomes i.e. +ve or -ve. The match on the end result will provide an inference that the self-sample collection and transportation is feasible testing mechanism.Timepoint: 2 to 4 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The objective of the proposed research is to test a reliable diagnostic system that will enable participant to self-administer and collect their own samples with the help of an instruction manual. Participants will collect both nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal samples for RT-PCR testing and dried blood spot sample for antibody testing.Timepoint: 2 to 4 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSitanshu Shastri
Government Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed