Development of a Simple, Fast and Portable Recombinase Aided Amplification Assay for 2019-nCoV
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In late December 2019, several local health facilities reported clusters of patients with pneumonia of unknown cause that were epidemiologically linked to a seafood and wet animal wholesale market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is now confirmed that the etiology of this outbreak is a novel coronavirus, namely, 2019-nCoV. Of critical importance is rapid and simple diagnostic method to be used in clinical settings to timely inform and refine strategies that can prevent, control, and stop the spread of 2019-nCoV. Recombinase aided amplification (RAA) assay is a novel isothermal nucleic acid amplification technique in recent years, which has a variety of the advantages including high specificity and sensitivity, rapid detection (30 min), low cost, low equipment requirements and simple operation. The has successfully detected a variety of pathogens using this technique. To develop a RAA assay for 2019-nCoV with the advantages of high speed, simple operation and low cost, and overcomes the shortcomings of the existing molecular detection methods. The investigators established a real time reverse-transcription RAA (RT-RAA) assay for detection of 2019-nCoV. This assay was performed at 42°C within 30min using a portable real-time fluorescence detector, Recombinant plasmids containing conserved ORF1ab genes was used to analyze the specificity and sensitivity. Clinical specimens from patients who were suspected of being infected with 2019-nCoV were used to evaluate the performance of the assay. In parallel, The investigators also used the commercial RT-qPCR assay kit for 2019-nCoV as a reference.
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Detailed Description
In late December 2019, several local health facilities reported clusters of patients with pneumonia of unknown cause that were epidemiologically linked to a seafood and wet animal wholesale market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is now confirmed that the etiology of this outbreak is a novel coronavirus, namely, 2019-nCoV. Of critical importance is rapid and simple diagnostic method to be used in clinical settings to timely inform and refine strategies that can prevent, control, and stop the spread of 2019-nCoV. Recombinase aided amplification (RAA) assay is a novel isothermal nucleic acid amplification technique in recent years, which has a variety of the advantages including high specificity and sensitivity, rapid detection (30 min), low cost, low equipment requirements and simple operation. The investigators has successfully detected a variety of pathogens using this technique. To develop a RAA assay for 2019-nCoV with the advantages of high speed, simple operation and low cost, and overcomes the shortcomings of the existing molecular detection methods. The investigators established a real time reverse-transcription RAA (RT-RAA) assay for detection of 2019-nCoV. This assay was performed at 42°C within 30min using a portable real-time fluorescence detector, Recombinant plasmids containing conserved ORF1ab genes was used to analyze the specificity and sensitivity. Clinical specimens from patients who were suspected of being infected with 2019-nCoV were used to evaluate the performance of the assay. In parallel, The investigators also used the commercial RT-qPCR assay kit for 2019-nCoV as a reference. Patients who were suspected of being infected with 2019-nCoV in the hospital.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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RAA assay for 2019-nCoV a simple, fast and portable recombinase aided amplification (RAA) assay for 2019-nCoV |
Diagnostic Test: Recombinase aided amplification (RAA) assay
We established a real time reverse-transcription RAA (RT-RAA) assay for detection of 2019-nCoV. This assay was performed at 42°C within 30min using a portable real-time fluorescence detector, Recombinant plasmids containing conserved ORF1ab genes was used to analyze the specificity and sensitivity. Clinical specimens from patients who were suspected of being infected with 2019-nCoV were used to evaluate the performance of the assay. In parallel, we also used the commercial RT-qPCR assay kit for 2019-nCoV as a reference. Sample types include either of nasal swab, oral swab, bronchoalveolar-lavage fluid, urea, blood, fecal.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Detection sensitivity is greater than 95% [at baseline]
Detection sensitivity is greater than 95%
- Detection specificity is greater than 95% [at baseline]
Detection specificity is greater than 95%
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Consistent with existing universal reagent detection rates greater than 95% [at baseline]
Consistent with existing universal reagent detection rates greater than 95%
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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- Suspected cases (formerly observed cases)
Meet the following 2 at the same time:
Epidemiological history There was a history of travel or residence in Wuhan within two weeks before the onset of illness; or patients who had had fever from Wuhan with respiratory symptoms within 14 days before the onset of illness, or had clustered onset.
Clinical manifestations
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fever;
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It has the imaging characteristics of pneumonia mentioned above;
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The total number of white blood cells is normal or decreased, or the lymphocyte count is decreased in the early stage of onset.
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- confirmed cases On the basis of meeting the criteria for suspected cases, sputum, throat swabs, lower respiratory tract secretions, and other specimens were tested by real-time fluorescent RT-PCR for positive nucleic acid detection of new coronavirus; or viral gene sequencing was highly homologous with known new coronaviruses.
Exclusion Criteria:
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- Influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, human metapneumovirus, SARS coronavirus, and other known other viral pneumonia;
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- Mycoplasma pneumoniae, chlamydia pneumonia, and bacterial pneumonia; non-infectious diseases such as vasculitis, dermatomyositis, and organizing pneumonia.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | Department of Hepatology Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital | Beijing | Beijing | China | 100015 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Beijing Ditan Hospital
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Yao Xie, Doctor, Department of Hepatology, Division 2, Beijing Ditan Hospital
Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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