Optimising Non-Invasive Detection of Acute Respiratory Infections

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Optimising Detection of Acute Respiratory Infections in Non-invasive Saliva Samples

• IRAS ID

  306451

• Contact name

  Jonathan Ball

• Contact email

  jonathan.ball@nottingham.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Nottingham

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 3 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  To support future research where acute respiratory infections need to be identified, this study seeks to adapt an existing non-invasive method for measuring SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in saliva samples, to detect a range of other respiratory infections (e.g., influenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus). To do this we are seeking to collect, non-invasively, saliva samples from adults who present in primary care with acute respiratory infection symptoms (e.g., cough, sore throat) to provide us with the material to optimise this new method.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  21/WM/0257

• Date of REC Opinion

  8 Nov 2021

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion