COVID-19 Variant Supplement - RIsk of environmental Surface and air Contamination in COVID19 (RISC-COV)
- Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Grant number: 202102VS1
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20212022Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$39,443.12Funder
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Research Location
CanadaLead Research Institution
Sinai Health System (Toronto)Research Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnosticsResearch Subcategory
Pathogen morphology, shedding & natural historySpecial Interest Tags
N/AStudy Type
ClinicalClinical Trial Details
Not applicableBroad Policy Alignment
PendingAge Group
UnspecifiedVulnerable Population
UnspecifiedOccupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
This study has three goals. First, we will collect clinical and epidemiologic information about COVID-19 in Toronto and Peel region to share with ISARIC studies of the risk factors for, clinical features and outcomes of this infection in Canada and around the world. Second, we will collect data about how long patients with this infection shed virus, and whether this virus can be found on surfaces and in the air around patients with this infection, in order to help guide infection prevention practice. Third, we will systematically collect samples containing the virus, serum and cells of the immune system, in order to create a biobank that can be shared with investigators developing vaccines and treatment for this disease.