NCT04840082

Optimal Length for Nasal Mid-turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Optimal Insertion Length for Nasal Mid-turbinate and Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Respiratory Virus Infection Diagnostic Testing - a Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 109 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aim to explore the optimal swap insertion length for mid-turbinate and nasopharyngeal samples. Our clinical trial took place at a Covid-19 test center in Copenhagen. Participants consisted of voluntary citizens who were at the test center for a nasopharyngeal antigen quicktest. An endoscopic examination was performed simultaneous with the swap to measure the length from the vestibulum nasi to the posterior wall of the nasopharynx and the mid-turbinate.

Conditions

• Covid19

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19 testing	A nasopharyngeal swab was performed endoscopically video guided to measure the actual length from to the mid turbinate and the posterior nasopharyngeal wall

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-07
• Primary completion: 2021-03-08
• Completion: 2021-03-08
• First posted: 2021-04-09
• Last updated: 2021-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark