Project: A Multiplex Platform for Higher Sensitivity Detection of SARS-CoV2 [Funder: NSHA Research & Innovation, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation, QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, IWK Foundation, DGHF, RNS]
- Funded by Other Funders (Canada)
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
N/AFunder
Other Funders (Canada)Principal Investigator
Dr Todd Hatchette Todd HatchetteResearch Location
CanadaLead Research Institution
Dalhousie UniversityResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnosticsResearch Subcategory
DiagnosticsSpecial Interest Tags
N/AStudy Type
Non-ClinicalClinical Trial Details
N/ABroad Policy Alignment
PendingAge Group
Not ApplicableVulnerable Population
Not applicableOccupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
This study will develop a new, digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) COVID-19 test and determine whether it is more sensitive than the existing real-time PCR test.