Respiratory infection (focus: Covid-19)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control group: Subjects without signs of infection provide up to 3 breath samples and a nasal swab for a rapid antigen test and complete the subject questionnaire
Group 2: Patients with signs
Sponsors
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - No known illnesses (control group) or typical cold symptoms with suspected Covid-19 disease - Written consent of the test person
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Lack of consent - Known medical condition (control group only) - Severe impairment of lung function with inability to perform a slow expiratory manoeuvre of 6 seconds - Lack of co-operation or capacity of the patient or suspicion that the necessary patient data cannot be collected
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VOC pattern of exhaled breath as well as result of the swab test and completed questionnaire, determined on the day of study participation (arm 1) or doctor's visit (arm 2) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm 1: Determination of specific VOC patterns for certain influencing factors (e.g. smoking, mentholated sweets): VOC patterns one hour after consumption of the influencing factor | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed