Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Coughed Droplets From Patients With COVID-19

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Covid19

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn how to better detect infection and understand how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes lung disease and is spread. The novel device called PneumoniaCheck is a safe way to collect material from the lung from coughs. Study participants will collect cough specimens over a 24 hour period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04912895

Run by

Emory University

People needed

69

Starts

2021-04-14

Expected to finish

2022-08-05

Last updated by the study team

2023-09-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Being treated for an acute respiratory illness either as inpatients or outpatients at Emory University Hospital
• English is a primary spoken language

You may not qualify if…

• none
• Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Volunteers:
• Prior registration in an adult participant database and agreed to be contacted for future studies
• English is a primary spoken language

Where it is running

• Emory University Hospital Midtown — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Emory Children's Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Wesley Woods Center — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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