Diagnostic Accuracy of Self-sampling Versus Healthcare Sampling for Coronavirus-Disease-2019 Detection. (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Pandemic
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for COVID-19 Pandemic focused on measuring COVID-19 Serological Testing, Rapid Antigen Test, Self-collected specimen
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 16 years
- Having a scheduled appointment for a COVID-19 test at one of the test centers run by Testcenter Danmark in the Capital Region
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-fluent in Danish
- Impaired citizen i.e. not capable of an independent self-testing
- Neck breathers (Tracheostomy/laryngectomy patients)
- Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal anomalies disallowing sampling using swabs
Sites / Locations
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet-Copenhagen University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Self-collection of specimen
Healthcare-collection of specimen
Participants allocated to this arm will perform specimen collection for the antigen tests independently using written instructions and access to a video. Sampling is performed as two individual procedures from the anterior part of the nose and the oropharynx respectively.
Participants allocated to this arm will initially have specimen collection for the antigen tests done by a healthcare personnel. Sampling is performed as two individual procedures from the anterior part of the nose and the oropharynx respectively.