Reduction of COVID 19 Transmission to Health Care Professionals

NCT ID: NCT04462627

Last Updated: 2022-07-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

566 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-14

Study Completion Date

2022-04-11

Brief Summary

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When the COVID-19 virus infects a person, it enters the lung epithelial cells of its host and uses its genetic material to replicate.

The pulmonary epithelial cells of a part of the population, known as "secretors", are capable of expressing the antigens of the "ABO" system on their surface. This secretory status can be established by determining the antigens of the Lewis blood group system. When the virus replicates in an "secreting" individual, the antigens of the "ABO" system of the infected individual will be present on the surface of the viruses formed in his/her lungs.

It was shown in 2003 that the response of a given individual to the transmission of a virus depends on his/her blood group and on the antigens of the "ABO" system carried by the virus. A patient of group "O" would thus defend himself much better against a virus carrying antigens of blood group "A", the natural antibodies "anti-A" of the patient reducing the ability of the virus to bind to its specific receptor on pulmonary epithelial cells, to penetrate them to replicate itself. The first data collected in Wuhan (China) seems to confirm this hypothesis. A COVID-19 virus transmission model can therefore be established on the basis of blood groups.

In order to reduce the spread of the virus among nursing staff, it is possible to establish a preferential algorithm for patient management based on the "ABO" and "Lewis" blood groups of patients and "ABO" of nursing staff in health care units, if operational and human conditions allow.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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COVID 19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Covid 19 positive patients

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Blood group determination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Determination of the blood group (ABO/LE)

Antibody titration

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Natural anti-A and anti-B antibody levels will be determined by a gel agglutination technique on the Biorad IH-500 automaton.

Covid 19 negative patients

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Blood group determination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Determination of the blood group (ABO/LE)

Antibody titration

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Natural anti-A and anti-B antibody levels will be determined by a gel agglutination technique on the Biorad IH-500 automaton.

Untested healthy volunteers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Blood group determination

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Determination of the blood group (ABO/LE)

Antibody titration

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Natural anti-A and anti-B antibody levels will be determined by a gel agglutination technique on the Biorad IH-500 automaton.

Probiotic

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Administration of a probiotic to healthy volunteers to determine if it increases the level of circulating natural anti-A and anti-B antibodies (Probactiol Plus (Metagenics)).

Interventions

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Blood group determination

Determination of the blood group (ABO/LE)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Antibody titration

Natural anti-A and anti-B antibody levels will be determined by a gel agglutination technique on the Biorad IH-500 automaton.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Probiotic

Administration of a probiotic to healthy volunteers to determine if it increases the level of circulating natural anti-A and anti-B antibodies (Probactiol Plus (Metagenics)).

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* COVID19 positive patients admitted within the CHU Brugmann Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hanane EL KENZ

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hanane EL KENZ

Head Physician of the Blood Bank

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hanane El Kenz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU Brugmann

Locations

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CHU Brugmann

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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CHUB-BDS-COVID19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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