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NCT04715607
COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 Detection in Saliva, Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Specimens
NA trial testing Sequence of testing. in SARS-CoV Infection in 27,947 participants. Completed in 31 May 2021.
30 May 2021
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Rigshospitalet, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | diagnostic |
| Enrollment | 27,947 |
| Start date | 22 January 2021 |
| Primary completion | 30 May 2021 |
| Estimated completion | 31 May 2021 |
| Sites | 1 location across Denmark |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Sequence of testing.
Conditions studied
- SARS-CoV Infection — all drugs for SARS-CoV Infection →
- Covid19 — all drugs for Covid19 →
- Coronavirus — all drugs for Coronavirus →
Sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Who can join
Adults 16 to 120, any sex, with SARS-CoV Infection or Covid19. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The aim of this study is to compare the SARS-CoV-2 detection rate using either a Saliva, oropharyngeal swabs or nasopharyngeal swab method for specimen collection.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Higher SARS-CoV-2 detection of oropharyngeal compared with nasopharyngeal or saliva specimen for molecular testing: a multicentre randomised comparative accuracy study.
Todsen T, Tolsgaard MG, Benfield T, Folke F, et al · · 2023 · cited 14× · PMID 37208187 · DOI 10.1136/thorax-2022-219599 -
SARS-CoV-2 in saliva, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal specimens.
Todsen T, Tolsgaard M, Folke F, Jakobsen KK, et al · · 2021 · cited 10× · PMID 33832565
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04715607 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- Last refreshed: 30 September 2021
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