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Diagnostic Test

Daily active screening and self-collected nasal swab for Coronavirus

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Age greater than or equal to 18
Able to provide oral consent
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 8 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test 4 different ways of screening for COVID-19 in people living in homeless shelters, to see which is most effective at detecting the virus.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~8 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
COVID-19 Detection Rate
Secondary outcome measures
Enrollment over time
Number of outbreaks

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Daily active screening and self-collected oral-nasal swabExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Daily active screening and self-collected nasal swabExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group III: Daily active screening and nurse collected nasopharyngeal swabExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group IV: Daily active screening onlyPlacebo Group1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonLead Sponsor
195 Previous Clinical Trials
25,024 Total Patients Enrolled
Timothy O'SheaUNKNOWN
Marek SmiejaUNKNOWN

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~81 spots leftby Mar 2025