N/A N=10 Other

Rutgers Pilot for Dental Health Care Worker SARS-CoV-2 Testing

SARS-CoV2 Infection

Bottom Line

View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05607147 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Mar 2023

Primary outcome: Primary: Dental Health Care Worker (DHCW) Willingness to Participate in the Study — 10 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Testing for SARS CoV2 Antigen and Antibody (Device)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Primary completion: Feb 2021

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Dental Health Care Worker (DHCW) Willingness to Participate in the Study	10	—
PRIMARY DHCW Willingness/Ability to Follow Through With the Study Surveys, Triage and Testing	10	—
PRIMARY DHCW Test Completion	10	—
PRIMARY DHCW Ease of Complying With Protocol	9	—
PRIMARY Number of DHCW With Complete Surveys	10	—
SECONDARY SARS CoV2 Rapid Antigen Testing (Point-of-care)- Number of Participants Who Tested Positive	—	—
SECONDARY Positive Antibody Testing	5	—
SECONDARY Number of DCHWs Who Reported Feeling Safe and Comfortable Reporting to Work	10	—

Summary

10 asymptomatic DHCWs in the Oral Medicine clinic, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, with no history of documented COVID-19 infection or viral exposure, were enrolled in a study that interrogated DHCWs' perceptions of safety and adoption of risk mitigation behavior. Following a baseline survey, finger-prick blood samples were collected twice two weeks apart using an innovative microsampling technique that replaces the need for venipuncture. Samples were processed using an in-house ELISA assay to detect IgM and IgG directed against the Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) of the Spike protein. Weekly Rapid Antigen testing of nasal swab specimens was used to document Antigen negativity during the study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Dental healthcare workers (DHCW)s employed at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Exclusion Criteria

Previous participation

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05607147). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.