caring relatives with close contact with COVID-19 risiko groups
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Minimum age 18 years - Caregiving relatives with at least 2 contacts per week of at least 30 minutes to the person to be cared for - Caregiving relatives have external contacts (e.g. employment) - Written consent to participate in the study. - Written consent for blood sampling (2x) and for taking a nasopharyngeal swab (1x)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - active COVID-19 disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary goal of the study is to determine the practicality and acceptance of various test frequencies of a simple, self-carrying out and even evaluable test system (saliva test) in the previously under-represented population group of nourishing relatives. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Covering data for modeling the test frequency, socio-demographic data to improve mathematical models and for the development of realistic surveillancis systems. 2. Check test quality (sensitivity and specificity) of self-test systems. 3. Examination of the influence of external contacts of the nourishing persons (eg, professionally) and the current infection evidence (current incidence) and the associated potential risks of the transfer of SARS-COV-2 to the person to be cared. 4. Measurement of the absorbance and vaccination in this group of persons. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Otto-von Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Medizinsiche Fakultät, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene Magdeburg