SIB COV [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Systems immunology and biochemistry of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2
IRAS ID
288762
Contact name
Deborah Dunn-Walters
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Surrey
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
BB/T002212/1 , funders reference number; BB/V011456/1 , funders reference number
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Understanding the immune and biochemical response to an infection is crucial to know how long immunity from infection will last and whether the correct types of immune response are being made in order to be protective (as opposed to being inflammatory and contributing to disease pathology, such as for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 disease).
Our aim is:
Observational study to look at immune and biochemical markers in blood, sweat and saliva from COVID-19 patients at the time of illness and at follow up. Aiming to find biomarkers of disease severity and understand the immune protection versus immune pathology. This is a continuation of current work, longitudinal follow up is crucial to understand immunity. Additions to the protocol include consent procedures for patients lacking capacity. Also this work is now funded by BBSRC so we are asking for a new ethics with this in order to register the study on CRN.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/NW/0453
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jan 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion