Completed

DCI COVID-19 Surveillance Project

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What is being tested

SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay for Detection of COVID-19 Infection

Diagnostic Test
Who is being recruted

COVID-19+9

+ Coronaviridae Infections

+ Infections

From 18 to 90 Years
+7 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Screening Study

Interventional
Study Start: February 2021
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Summary

Principal SponsorTemple University
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: February 12, 2021

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This is a prospective longitudinal census study conducted at a single center (DCI Inc., Henry Avenue, Philadelphia). The purpose of this study is to gain information about COVID-19 infection and antibody response in an in-center dialysis population. The investigators hypothesize that screening and surveillance for COVID-19 positive test (viral infection) and antibodies response to infection (potential immunity) in a dialysis center population within a high-prevalence region can provide foundational information to guide approaches toward prevention of COVID-19 related illness in a susceptible population. Participants will be given a questionnaire initially and monthly over the study period to find out whether they have had COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, or symptoms. A nasopharyngeal swab test for COVID-19 infection and a blood sample for COVID-19 antibody will be collected monthly for the study period.

Official TitleDCI COVID-19 Surveillance Project
NCT04780698
Principal SponsorTemple University
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

30 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Screening Study

Screening studies test new methods to find diseases or risk factors early—before any symptoms appear. This helps catch health issues sooner, when they may be easier to treat.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 90 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

COVID-19Coronaviridae InfectionsInfectionsLung DiseasesPneumoniaPneumonia, ViralRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsNidovirales Infections

Criteria

2 inclusion criteria required to participate
Patients who receive in-center chronic dialysis (>3 months) at DCI Henry Avenue
Patients who are able to consent for study
5 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Patients receiving transient hemodialysis at DCI or receiving hemodialysis for Acute Renal Failure
Patients who are unable to consent
Patients who are receiving other forms of dialysis therapy (e.g. home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis)
Patients whose life expectancy is <12 months
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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Suspended

Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

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CompletedOne Study Center