Official Title
Diagnostic Accuracy of 2 cm Versus 4 cm Insertion Depth for Nasal Swabs for SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing-A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary

This study aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen detection tests(RDTs) for SARS-CoV-2 using nasal swab insertion depths of 2 cm versus 4 cm.The study is an investigator-initiated, randomized clinical trial conducted at a publicCOVID-19 test center in Copenhagen, Denmark.Following enrollment, participants complete a questionnaire regarding symptoms andvaccination status.Participants are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two sampling sequences: either a 2cm swab in the left nostril and a 4 cm swab in the right nostril, or vice versa. Allparticipants undergo a healthcare worker-collected throat swab for RT-PCR analysis, whichserves as the reference standard for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Completed
COVID -19

Diagnostic Test: 4 cm nasal swab - left nostril

a 4 cm nasal swab insertion in the left nostril

Diagnostic Test: 2 cm nasal swab in the left nostril

a 2 cm nasal swab insertion in the left nostril

Diagnostic Test: 4 cm nasal swab - right nostril

a 4 cm nasal swab insertion in the right nostril

Diagnostic Test: 2 cm nasal swab - right nostril

a 2 cm nasal swab insertion in the right nostril

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Citizens, aged 16 years or older, showing up for a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test at
Testcenter Valby in Copenhagen, Denmark

Exclusion Criteria:

- non-fluent in Danish

- citizens with nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal anomalies (e.g. neck breathers with
tracheostomy)

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 16 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
Denmark
Locations

Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark
NCT Number
Keywords
Covid-19
MeSH Terms
COVID-19