Epidemiological Multicohort Study of Latent COVID-19 Infections

NCT ID: NCT04695678

Last Updated: 2022-04-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 1462 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-12-30

Brief Summary

Cross-sectional study to detect latent COVID-19 infections in residents and staff of old people's and nursing homes in the city of Solingen with a prospective follow-up of 6 months in a subgroup.

Detailed Description

Particular interest is being paid to old people's and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people at particular risk are to be found there. Therefore, the health department of the city of Solingen will carry out extensive testing of both staff and residents for COVID-19 in this sensitive area. The scientific institute Bethanien für Pneumologie e.V. would like to collect and evaluate the data and test results collected in the process in order to record the occurrence of infections in this area and to obtain information on possible routes of infection and the effectiveness of hygiene measures taken. The aims of the study are:

1. Prevalence of latent COVID-19 infections at one point in time among residents and staff of old people's and nursing homes in Solingen.

2. Prevalence of latent COVID-19 infections over a period of 6 months among staff of a single nursing home (=subgroup)

3. Analysis of transmission pathways of the virus in a nursing home

4. Analysis of the effectiveness of hygiene measures taken

5. Analysis of risk factors (previous illnesses, medication, etc.)

Conditions

COVID-19

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

residents and staff of all nursing homes in Solingen

each study participant receives a single nasal/pharyngeal swab

COVID-19 nasal/pharyngeal swab

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

each study participant receives a nasal/pharyngeal swab

staff of one single nursing home in Solingen

each study participant receives a weekly nasal/pharyngeal swab for six months

COVID-19 nasal/pharyngeal swab

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

each study participant receives a nasal/pharyngeal swab

Interventions

COVID-19 nasal/pharyngeal swab

each study participant receives a nasal/pharyngeal swab

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• informed consent of the test person or the legally authorised guardian

Exclusion Criteria

• missing consent

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Wissenschaftliches Institut Bethanien e.V

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Winfried Randerath

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Krankenhaus Bethanien Solingen

Locations

Institut für Pneumologie an der Universität zu Köln / Wissenschaftliches Institut Bethanien für Pneumologie e.V.

Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Countries

Germany

Other Identifiers

WI-2020179

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id