A Prospective, Observational Research Study on the Diagnosis of COVID-19 Infection from Stool Samples of Children and Adults
- Funded by Government of Ontario (Canada)
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19start year
-99Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$0Funder
Government of Ontario (Canada)Principal Investigator
Nikhil Pai, Jeff Pernica, Marek SmiejaResearch Location
CanadaLead Research Institution
McMaster UniversityResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics
Research Subcategory
Diagnostics
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Unspecified
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Adults (18 and older)Children (1 year to 12 years)
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
Through the development and use of a novel test to diagnose COVID-19 from stool samples, this team will assess up to 4,500 stool samples collected from outpatient clinics, emergency departments and inpatient wards across eight major Hamilton region hospitals and clinics. This work will improve COVID-19 disease detection in children and adults who lack respiratory symptoms, are asymptomatic, or are presumed to have "recovered" from past infection. The researchers hope to expand COVID-19 testing options across Canada and ultimately, better identify patients who carry high risk of community transmission than traditional respiratory testing alone.