Evaluation of the possibility to gain specimen for SARS-CoV-2 PCR from Aerosol/droplets with a sugar matrix that is applied to a face mask

Evaluation of the possibility to gain specimen for SARS-CoV-2 PCR from Aerosol/droplets with a sugar matrix that is applied to a face mask - Face mask based SARS-CoV-2 specimen obtainment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023033

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-14

Start date

2020-09-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

U07.1

Interventions

Group 1: Pharyngeal swabs Group 2: Face mask based specimen obtainment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: spontaneous breathing patients with known SARS-CoV-2 infectionwith consecutive PCR testing by a pharyngeal swab

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age< 18, patients with invasive ventilation, patients not able to give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
SARS-CoV-2 PCR results of pharyngeal swabs and FFP based specimen	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
acceptance of procedures	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndreas Kortgen

Universitätsklinikum Jena - Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie

andreas.kortgen@med.uni-jena.de036419323101

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026