Prevalence of Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Surgical Patients
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Children infected with COVID-19 are mostly asymptomatic. There is a dearth of data on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in the pediatric population. This is a prospective observational clinical study of pediatric surgical patients. COVID-19 rapid antigen testing will be performed on pediatric patients.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 2
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• surgical patients aged 2-17 years
• informed consent for surgery
• no COVID-19 diagnosis in previous 6 months
• no history of nasal bleeding
• no history of coagulopathy.
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
RECRUITING
Surrey
Contact Information
Primary
Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC
olu.bamgbade@gmail.com
17786286600
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 350
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic