Status:

COMPLETED

Investigation of the Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Olfactory Mucosa of Patients With Prolonged Symptoms of COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hotel Dieu Hospital

Institut Pasteur

Conditions:

SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Cognitive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

NEUROCOVID is a prospective multicenter study comparing the proportion of patients with SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA at the level of the olfactory clefts in a group of cases compared to a group of controls as...

Detailed Description

More than 15% of people who developed COVID-19 would still have at least one symptom six months older. In France, this would concern several hundred thousand people. The societal consequences are impo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Common to cases and controls:
  • Age ≥ 18 years old and \<60 years old
  • Good oral and written command of French
  • Level of education ≥ 7 years of schooling
  • Initial episode of COVID-19 within 2 to 12 months
  • Symptomatic initial episode of COVID-19
  • Initial symptoms not explained by another diagnosis
  • Initial episode documented by RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV-2 and / or positive antigen test and / or positive serology (in the absence of vaccination)
  • Express consent to participate in the study
  • Affiliate or beneficiary of a social security scheme
  • Case group:
  • Presence of at least one of the initial symptoms beyond 4 weeks following the onset of the acute phase of the disease
  • Prolonged symptoms not explained by another diagnosis with no known link to COVID-19
  • Neurocognitive complaint (s) previously objectified by a neurologist and after completion of a neuro-psychological assessment
  • Impact of neurocognitive disorders on daily life authenticated by a Glasgow outcome scale extended ≤ 7 (see appendix 1)
  • Evolution of complaints for 2 to 12 months compared to the date of their first appearance

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria common to cases and controls:
  • Person benefiting from a legal protection measure
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • At least one neurological pathology among:
  • encephalopathy
  • encephalitis
  • severe neurological form of the initial episode of COVID-19
  • neurodegenerative disease
  • History of stroke
  • Serious psychiatric history
  • Known nasal sinus pathology
  • Hemostatic disorder
  • Taking aspirin in the 15 days preceding the sample
  • Treatment with anticoagulants
  • Known allergy to lidocaine
  • Secondary exclusion criteria for controls:
  • \- Positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal sample on the day of inclusion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 10 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

51 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05220241

Start Date

July 1 2022

End Date

July 10 2025

Last Update

December 17 2025

Active Locations (2)

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1

Hôpital Lariboisière-Fernand-Widal

Paris, France, 75010

2

Hôpital Fondation A. de Rothschild

Paris, France, 75019

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