COVID-19/ Practical and safe diagnostic tools COVID-19
Conditions
Interventions
From each enrolled participant are collected: 1 nasopharyngeal swab, 1 lingual swab, 1 sublingual swab and 1 oropharyngeal spitted saliva.
Nasopharyngeal swab + salivary swab from tongue dorsal surface+sublingual salivary swab+oropharyngeal spitted saliva are collected from each participant
COVID-19
salivary swabs
Sponsors
Lebanese University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. COVID-19 Positive Tested Patients from all nationalities, presenting mild or moderate cases (not intubated and not under oxygen). 2. Patients whom (or guardians) give written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. COVID-19 Positive tested patients presenting disabilities (Mental retardation-Physical invalidity-Psychological,troubles- Cognitive troubles affecting the capacity of discernation). 2. Patients presenting hyposalivation. 3. Patients whom (or guardians) decline written informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Name: To detect the efficacy of oral swabs and oropharyngeal spitted saliva as a diagnostic tool for the COVID-19.;Timepoints: End of study;Measure: Salivary SARS-CoV-2 Ct from salivary swabs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Name: To compare Salivary SARS-CoV-2 (from lingual,sublingual and oropharyngeal spitted saliva) cycle threshold (Ct) to nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 Ct ;Timepoints: End of study;Measure: Nasophayngeal SARS-CoV-2 Ct | — |
Countries
Lebanon
Contacts
Public ContactRola EL-ZEIN
Lebanese University
Outcome results
None listed