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Methods: all studies are case control studies on six different groups: normal individuals, non-COVID-19 patients with olfactory dysfunction, COVID-19 positive patients, previous COVID-19 positive patients with prolonged olfactory dysfunction, patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps, and patients with CRS initiating intranasal glucocorticoids.. The patients will be included from the ear-, nose, and throat department and the University Clinic for Flavour, Balance, and Sleep Regional Hospital Gødstrup, as well as Flavour Institute, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University (AU), and the long COVID-19 clinics in Aarhus and Gødstrup. Microbiome samples will be swabs from the nasal cavity and oral pharynx will be collected and analysed using next-generation sequencing targeting 16S and 18S ribosomal RNA at the Department of Bacteria, Parasite & Fungi at Staten Serum Institute (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark. Characterization of the microbiome is performed by 16S/18S amplicon-based metagenomics, and data are analyzed by various bio-informatic tools for determination/visualization of alpha/beta diversity as well as principal coordinates analysis (PCoA). Immunological factors will be collected by means of six swabs: in the nasal cavity and used for either flowcytometry or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). For comparison, truecut biopsies of the nasal mucosa are collected from a subgroup of patients undergoing surgery in general anaesthesia. Due to the novelty of the current study, little relevant information from previous literature can be used for power calculation. However, with an alpha of 5% and a power of 80%, the population size for each group should be 42 participants, assuming the occurrence of bacteria differs with 30% between populations. Taking 20% drop out into account, the investigators aim to include 60 patients in each group. Perspectives: The perspectives of this study is to begin bridging the gap between gut and upper airway microbiome and immunology research. Looking at the explosion of interest in the gut, and in personalized medicine in general, the investigators likewise foresee a huge potential for both general and individual prevention and treatments starting with a deeper understanding of the nasal microbiome and immunology. Examples beyond the scope of this study could be microbiome transplants for chronic sufferers of diseases such as chronic rhinosinusitis, allergies or asthma, or in selecting which patients could reap the benefits of the expensive biological treatments emerging on the market.
Immunocompromised individuals, such as solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk of COVID-19 associated complications and mortality. Retrospective studies so far have shown that a majority of SOT recipients did not develop appreciable anti-spike antibody response after a first, second, or even third dose of mRNA vaccine. Treatment with antimetabolites was associated with poor vaccine response. The goal of this study is 1) examine whether transient immunosuppression reduction improves the immune response to a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in kidney transplant recipients and 2) to assess the safety of immunosuppression reduction before and after third dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination.
Introduction. Obesity is the main risk factor for the development of chronic degenerative diseases in Mexico and other countries around the world. Due to the difficulty of treating obesity, it is necessary to change the curative paradigm for a preventive one. A review showed that holiday periods during the year are critical points for weight gain. The holiday season is the festive period with the greatest impact on adults' body weight. Observational studies have shown that more than 50% of the annual weight is gained during this period. However, few preventive interventions in the festive period have been carried out globally. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be negatively affecting diet, physical activity and body weight. So preventive interventions are needed, especially those that can be implemented in an online format. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of two online interventions -Watch your Weight during the Holidays Program and the Relative 5:2 Fasting - on the prevention of body weight gain from baseline to 8 weeks in comparison with a control group in Mexican adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This is a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). The primary outcome is the change in body weight from baseline to 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes are the percentage of retention / desertion of the participants, adherence to interventions, participant satisfaction scale, changes in other obesity parameters, biochemical, physical, and quality of life variables from baseline to 8 weeks. Obesity and quality of life parameters from baseline to 52 weeks are also secondary outcomes. The statistical analysis of the primary and secondary variables will be conducted, according to their distribution, by intention to treat and, secondarily, by completer´s analysis.
Vaccination of the population is crucial in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Although most available vaccines have an estimated efficacy against symptomatic infection of 65-95%, this can be significantly reduced if the patient has co-morbidities such as immunosuppression or if the full vaccination schedule is not followed. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants, carrying mutations, notably on the spike protein, may also be associated with escape from immunity acquired by vaccination. Indeed, in vitro studies have shown a decrease in sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies acquired after vaccination or even after infection for certain variants such as variant B.1.351 (beta variant according to the WHO, first detection in South Africa) or variant B.1.617.2. (delta variant according to the WHO, first detection in India). On the other hand, cases of COVID-19 following a full vaccination regimen have recently been reported. With the increasing detection of new variants and in the context of increasing vaccination coverage of the population, one of the priority missions of the National Reference Centre (NRC) for respiratory infection viruses is to clinically and virologically investigate all cases of infection in vaccinated patients. The main objective is to determine whether a particular variant is over-represented in vaccinated patients with an infection. The secondary objective is to study the humoral immune response in COVID-19 vaccinated patients with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Retrospective study in Sars-Cov 2 patients hospitalised in ICU. We aim to explore the effects of Awake prone positioning on oxygenation and intubation rate.
Study of the efficacy and safety of the new drug "Efesovir" in comparison with the drug "Remdesivir" in the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The hypothesis of clinical study is the clinical efficacy of new drug "Efesovir" is 10% to 30% higher than of "Remdesivir".
The Prevent-COVID study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, two-armed, placebo-controlled, double-blind, interventional study in which the efficacy and safety of ivermectin in COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is examined in adult, close family contacts living in the household of a subject suffering from COVID-19.
Background and Objective Persistent symptoms after COVID 19 episodes (or referred to as Long COVID) can appear at a certain period and affect the quality of life of the patients, as well as introduce other comorbidities. It is important to address the associated factors of persistent symptoms after the COVID 19 episode. By identifying these factors, a screening method could be deployed to detect individuals that are prone to persistent COVID 19 symptoms. Method: This cohort study recruit COVID 19 patients at all stages in Indonesia (including people who underwent home isolation). Patient-based clinical information is collected from the patient including the demographic information, general health status, COVID 19 vaccination, and COVID 19 treatment. The outcome is the occurrence of persistent COVID 19-related symptoms after being declared as cured. A logistic regression model and Cox Regression are applied to the model to find the associated factors. Machine learning and Deep Learning model will be constructed and deployed into a web-based application for a further screening program. Hypothesis: 1. There is an association between duration of COVID episode, repeated COVID episode, and the presence of persistent COVID 19 Symptoms 2. Vaccinated individual who was infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus 2 (COV2) will have less persistent COVID 19 symptoms 3. Individuals with comorbidities are prone to persistent COVID 19 Symptoms 4. Appropriate medications (including early administration of antiviral therapy) lead to a lower probability of persistent COVID 19 Symptoms
This study will conduct an evaluation of a program that is being implemented SickKids / Toronto Public health that provides take-home saliva testing kits in schools. Operationally, there is a planned randomization so that all schools have an equitable chance to receive the intervention at various time periods during the planned operational roll-out, which will require a staggered implementation consistent with the stepped-wedge study design. The study will leverage this chance implementation to do a robust evaluation of the public health intervention. Schools that are not being rolled out to week one, will begin in the "control phase" (testing at an assessment center) and transition to the program "intervention phase" (take home saliva kits available at schools) at a randomly assigned time (wedge) over a 6-week period with all schools receiving the program by the end of the study. The investigators will evaluate the impact of the program on SARS-CoV-2 case identification in schools.