Covid19
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this trial is to compare 2 types of nasonasopharyngeal swabs (a new design to a conventional nylon-flocked nasopharyngeal swab) for effectiveness.
Detailed description
Compare the Precision ADM CanSwab nasopharyngeal swab to a conventional nylon-flocked nasopharyngeal swab on the basis of: 1. The amount of SARS-CoV2 virus (COVID-19) collected by swabs, measured in CT (thermal cycles) 2. Clinical concordance rate 3. Patient comfort during nasopharyngeal sampling procedure
Interventions
DEVICECanSwab
New nasopharyngeal swab design.
Sponsors
Orthopaedic Innovation Centre
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years and older * Ability to provide informed consent * COVID-19 positive cohort only: a previous, positive COVID-19 test in the last 5 days and patient remains symptomatic
Exclusion criteria
* Malformation of the base of the known skull * Active nosebleed before the start of the sample
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of SARS-CoV2 virus (COVID-19) collected | Baseline | amount of SARS-CoV2 virus (COVID-19) collected measured in CT (thermal cycles). |
| Clinical concordance rate | Baseline | Calculate approximate sensitivity and specificity of the CanSwab to the Flocked swab control. |
| Patient comfort | Baseline | Patient description of comfort level between the 2 swabs experience measured by Worse, Identical or Better |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed