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COVID-19 InfectionNCT04682912

Blood Types in Children With COVID-19

An observational study of COVID-19 Infection, run by Mersin Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

It is speculated that in adult patients with COVID-19 blood type A is associated with the worst outcome, while blood type O is associated with mild symptoms.To our knowledge, there has been no such a study investigated ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group types in children with COVID-19 infection yet. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 month to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
COVID-19 Infection
How many people
2,000 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
30 Jan 2021to Feb 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 month to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: A retrospective multicenter trial in five major hospitals in Turkey to determine whether ABO and Rh blood types carry any risk/beneficial factor among children with COVID-19 infection.

Who may be able to join

  • The study period consisted between March 2020 and December 2020
  • Children with a documented positive COVID-19 nasal smear real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay were included.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who had a past medical history of any chronic illness (related to respiratory, cardiology, immunology, neurology, metabolic, etc) were excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Ali̇ Özdemi̇r, MD contact

03242251000

aliozdemir@hotmail.com

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Mersin City Training & Research Hospital

    Mersi̇n, 33240

    Ali̇ Özdemi̇r, MD, 03242251000, aliozdemir@hotmail.com

    Recruiting

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: ABO-Rh Blood Types and COVID-19 Infection in Children: Is There a Link?

It is speculated that in adult patients with COVID-19 blood type A is associated with the worst outcome, while blood type O is associated with mild symptoms.To our knowledge, there has been no such a study investigated ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group types in children with COVID-19 infection yet. Therefore, the study aimed to examine if such a correlation exists in children infected with COVID-19.

Keywords
COVID-19, ABO blood group, infection risk
Medical subject headings
COVID-19

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Patient medical files

    ABO blood type distribution will be different in COVID-19

    Measured: 1 month

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Dec 2020
  2. Study start30 Jan 2021
  3. Primary completionFeb 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionFeb 2021 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
2,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04682912
Sponsor's protocol ID
MersinTRH
Status last verified
Jan 2021
First submitted
22 Dec 2020
Last updated
3 Feb 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of COVID-19 Infection, run by Mersin Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Feb 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Ali̇ Özdemi̇r, MD (03242251000, aliozdemir@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Patient medical files (time frame: 1 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Feb 2021.

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