Rapidly applicable surveillance process for COVID-19 in day care centers with dual swabs

Rapidly applicable surveillance process for COVID-19 in day care centers with dual swabs - SAFE KiDS Studie

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023500

Enrollment

1250

Registered

2020-11-05

Start date

2020-06-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

U07.1

Interventions

Group 1: PCR analysis of a self-administered buccal mucosa and anal swab, 1x/week, 12 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Months to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children and staff of the selected day care centers are invited to be tested.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A child or staff member is excluded if participation in the study is declined, no written consent is provided, or sample collection is not possible due to other reasons.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The semiquantitative virus titer (Ct value) of SARS-CoV-2 in a pool of buccal mucosa and anal swab („Dual Swab“) is analyzed weekly by RT-PCR for 12 weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
At the end of the study all participants or their care givers are completing a questionnaire, which is evaluated to assesss the practicabiltiy of the self-administered swabs.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSandra Ciesek

Universitätsklinikum FrankfurtInstitut für Medizinische Virologie

sandra.ciesek@kgu.de0049 69/6301-6291

Outcome results

None listed

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