NCT04799704

Tear Film SARS-nCoV-2 Detection in Symptomatic and Pauci-symptomatic Patients.

Tear Film SARS-nCoV-2 Detection in Symptomatic and Pauci-symptomatic

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To investigate the presence of SARS-nCoV-2 in the tear film of symptomatic and pauci-symptomatic SARS-nCoV-2 positive patients.

Detailed description

The end goal of the study is to show whether or not the virus can be found in the tear film in both symptomatic and less symptomatic patients by means of serial sampling. A sample of the tears / conjunctiva will be taken with a soft brush (similar to a cotton swab) every three days until the end of the hospitalization. In addition, you must complete a questionnaire that assesses the symptoms present.

Conditions

• Covid19
• Eye Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	swabbing of conjunctiva	Each eye will be sampled with a single, sterile, nylon, flocked swab

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-11
• Primary completion: 2020-12-13
• Completion: 2020-12-13
• First posted: 2021-03-16
• Last updated: 2025-01-24
• Results posted: 2025-01-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium