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The purpose of this trial is to compare 2 types of nasonasopharyngeal swabs (a new design to a conventional nylon-flocked nasopharyngeal swab) for effectiveness.
Compare the Precision ADM "CanSwab" nasopharyngeal swab to a conventional nylon-flocked nasopharyngeal swab on the basis of:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| CanSwab - 1st | Experimental | CanSwab will be swabbed first |
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| CanSwab - 2nd | Experimental | CanSwab will be swabbed second. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CanSwab | Device | New nasopharyngeal swab design. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Amount of SARS-CoV2 virus (COVID-19) collected | amount of SARS-CoV2 virus (COVID-19) collected measured in CT (thermal cycles). | Baseline |
| Clinical concordance rate | Calculate approximate sensitivity and specificity of the CanSwab to the Flocked swab control. | Baseline |
| Patient comfort | Patient description of comfort level between the 2 swabs experience measured by "Worse", "Identical" or "Better" | Baseline |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Anand Kumar, MD | Health Sciences Centre | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| St. Boniface General Hospital | Winnipeg | Manitoba | R2H 2A6 | Canada | ||
| Health Sciences Centre |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000086382 | COVID-19 |
| ID | Term |
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| D011024 | Pneumonia, Viral |
| D011014 | Pneumonia |
| D012141 | Respiratory Tract Infections |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| Winnipeg |
| Manitoba |
| R3E 0Z3 |
| Canada |
| D014777 |
| Virus Diseases |
| D018352 | Coronavirus Infections |
| D003333 | Coronaviridae Infections |
| D030341 | Nidovirales Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |