Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04427878
Is Adipose Tissue a Reservoir for SARS-Cov2 Spread in Covid-19 Patients?
Is Adipose Tissue a Reservoir for SARS-Cov2 Spread?
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 5 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Resident cells of human adipose tissue express ACE2 and DPP4, receptors for SARS-Cov2. The hypothesis is that the virus may enter and spread in fat depots.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | biopsies of subcutaneous adipose tissue | Two 4mm punch biopsies of subcutaneous abdominal or thight adipose tissue |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-08-03
- Primary completion
- 2020-09-09
- Completion
- 2020-09-09
- First posted
- 2020-06-11
- Last updated
- 2024-06-27
Locations
1 site across 1 country: France
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04427878. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.