Performance Study of SONA Saliva C-19 Rapid Test
Covid19, Sars-CoV-2 Infection, Corona Virus Infection
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Covid19 focused on measuring Antigen, COVID19, Rapid Test, Saliva
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Up to 500 subjects will be screened, consented, and enrolled to obtain a minimum of 50 eligible candidates. In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
- Presenting to the Emergency Department at HRH.
- Receiving a COVID-19 RT-PCR test as per standard pathway of care.
- Provide written informed consent.
Patients must be presenting or have experienced at least one (1) or more signs or symptoms of COVID-19 within ≤ 7 days:
- Fever as self-described or measured ≥ 38 °C (100.4°F)
- Chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Congestion or runny nose
- Difficulty Breathing
- Muscle or Body Aches
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- New loss of sense of taste or smell
- Headache
- General malaise
- Sore Throat
Exclusion Criteria:
- Asymptomatic patients.
- Patients unable to provide a saliva sample.
- Patients unable to give consent.
- Patients who will not be receiving a nasopharyngeal RT-PCR test.
Sites / Locations
- Humber River Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
SARS_CoV_2 Antigen Rapid Test
The same group of patients participated in two arms of the study: One arm was for obtaining performance data of the Sona Saliva C-19 Rapid test and the comparator arm was to obtain data from the primary care route using approved RT-PCR testing.