Family Research of Microbes Linked to Respiratory Infections

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Establishment of home sampling as a surveillance tool for understanding the role of the human oral and nasal microbiota in respiratory disease

• IRAS ID

  284708

• Contact name

  Andrea Collins

• Contact email

  andrea.collins@lstmed.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 11 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are of critical global relevance especially given the current COVID-19 pandemic. RTI incidence is globally high and we don’t fully understand why some people become sick, leading to hospitalization, after encountering a virus or bacteria whilst others do not. Continuous monitoring of the upper respiratory tract (URT) flora in health and disease could improve our understanding and future diagnostic and treatment capability for RTIs. Current monitoring sampling methods cause pain and discomfort. This research will optimise minimally invasive sampling aimed at understanding the role of the microbiota in RTIs.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/NW/0304

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Sep 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion