U07.1 COVID-19
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: PCR analysis of an independently collected "lollipop" swab (saliva swab), 1x weekly, 4 weeks.
Sponsors
Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children and employees of the included day care groups are invited to participate voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children who do not have a declaration of consent from their legal guardians are excluded, as are children for whom it is not possible to take a swab sample from the mouth due to an existing illness or if the child refuses the examination. Employees whose declaration of consent is not available are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Semiquantitative viral load (Ct value) of SASRS-CoV-2 in a pool of lollipop swabs (saliva swabs) is analyzed by RT-PCR 1x weekly for 4 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At the end of the study, questionnaires will be distributed to study participants or their legal guardians to determine, among other things, false negative test results and vaccination rates among participating staff, and to assess the feasibility of independent lollipop swab collection. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSandra Ciesek
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Institut für Medizinische Virologie
Outcome results
None listed