AIDCO: Important Data on COVID-19 Profile in Africa
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to Understand the natural history of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection to better define the period of infectiousness and transmissibility and to establish biobanks of COVID-19 blood and mucosal samples.
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Detailed Description
In this study ,the participants will be enrolled sequentially in the COVID-19 care referral centers. The infected hospitalized patient will be identified by the physicians in hospital. After the patient has given his/her informed consent the permission will be sought from him to approach his household contacts. The household contacts will be screened, and included in the study.
Patients hospitalized and positive for COVID-19 by PCR and their household contacts of all ages and gender (40% minimum of female), will be enrolled upon receipt of written informed consent.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Index cases Patients infected by SARS-Cov2 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and hospitalized in a referral center for COVID-19 . |
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Households cases Household contacts of SARS-Cov2 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- clinical and biological parameters of COVID-19 [14 days]
Infection and disease progression - Pattern of virus transmission
- SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility [14 days]
proportion of household contact who will become positive for SARS-COV2 using PCR
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Molecular (PCR) confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized in referral centers,
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Household contacts of hospitalized COVID-19 patient,
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Provided signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lammbaréné | Lambaréné | Moyen- Ogooué | Gabon | 1437 |
2 | Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambréné | Lambaréne | Gabon |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
- Leiden University Medical Center
- Institut de recherche en santé de surveillance épidémiologique et de formation
- Université des Sciences de la Santé
- Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ethiopia
- Universität Tübingen
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ayôla Akim ADEGNIKA, Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné
- Principal Investigator: Marielle BOUYOU-AKOTET, Université des Sciences de Santé
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 0011/2020/PR/SG/CNE
- CEI-10/2020