Trial Outcomes & Findings for Tear Film SARS-nCoV-2 Detection in Symptomatic and Pauci-symptomatic Patients. (NCT NCT04799704)

NCT ID: NCT04799704

Last Updated: 2025-01-24

Results Overview

Bilateral conjunctival sampling will be performed on both eyes after the application of a drop of topical anesthesia at least once.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

during hospitalization every 3 days until the day of discharge up to 1 month

Results posted on

2025-01-24

Participant Flow

Conjunctival sampling will take place every three days until the day of hospital discharge.

Unit of analysis: swabs

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Symptomatic Patient
The first part of our study is to confirm the detectability of the SARS-nCoV-2 in the tear film of symptomatic patients. swabbing of conjunctiva: Each eye will be sampled with a single, sterile, nylon, flocked swab
Overall Study
STARTED
30 176
Overall Study
COMPLETED
30 176
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0 0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Symptomatic Patient
n=30 Participants
The first part of our study is to confirm the detectability of the SARS-nCoV-2 in the tear film of symptomatic patients. swabbing of conjunctiva: Each eye will be sampled with a single, sterile, nylon, flocked swab
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=30 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
24 Participants
n=30 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
6 Participants
n=30 Participants
Age, Continuous
65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16 • n=30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
n=30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
19 Participants
n=30 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Belgium
30 participants
n=30 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: during hospitalization every 3 days until the day of discharge up to 1 month

Population: symptomatic patients admitted at our University Hospital Leuven, Belgium with a positive nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-nCoV-2

Bilateral conjunctival sampling will be performed on both eyes after the application of a drop of topical anesthesia at least once.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Symptomatic Patient
n=176 swabs
The first part of our study is to confirm the detectability of the SARS-nCoV-2 in the tear film of symptomatic patients. swabbing of conjunctiva: Each eye will be sampled with a single, sterile, nylon, flocked swab
The Presence of SARS-nCoV-2 in the Tear Film of Symptomatic and Pauci-symptomatic SARS-nCoV-2 Positive Patients.
positive SARS-CoV-2 swab
13 swabs
The Presence of SARS-nCoV-2 in the Tear Film of Symptomatic and Pauci-symptomatic SARS-nCoV-2 Positive Patients.
strongly positive SARS-CoV-2
3 swabs
The Presence of SARS-nCoV-2 in the Tear Film of Symptomatic and Pauci-symptomatic SARS-nCoV-2 Positive Patients.
weakly positive SARS-CoV-2
10 swabs

Adverse Events

Symptomatic Patient

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Heleen Delbeke, MD

UZ Leuven

Phone: 003216342229

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place