Mucosal Immunity in Terms of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Saliva After COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04842305 |
Recruitment Status :
Not yet recruiting
First Posted : April 13, 2021
Last Update Posted : April 13, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Covid19 | Diagnostic Test: Blood- and saliva tests |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 500 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Induction of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Antibodies in Saliva and Plasma in Response to a COVID-19 Infection, Systemic COVID-19 Vaccination, and the Combination of COVID-19 and Vaccination |
Estimated Study Start Date : | April 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | May 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 15, 2024 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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G1: Control group
SARS-CoV-2 naïve persons who have neither been vaccinated nor have had COVID-19 (controls)
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Diagnostic Test: Blood- and saliva tests
Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in plasma and saliva |
G2: COVID-19 infected
Persons who have had COVID-19
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Diagnostic Test: Blood- and saliva tests
Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in plasma and saliva |
G3: COVID-19 vaccinated
Persons who have been vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2, Moderna mRNA-1273 or AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S
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Diagnostic Test: Blood- and saliva tests
Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in plasma and saliva |
G4: COVID-19 infected and vaccinated
Individuals who have been infected with COVID-19 and subsequently been vaccinated
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Diagnostic Test: Blood- and saliva tests
Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in plasma and saliva |
- Titer of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in saliva and plasma [ Time Frame: Between 21 and 200 days after infection/vaccination ]Detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in saliva and plasma in participants who have been infected with COVID-19, vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech/Moderna mRNA-1273/AstraZeneca or infected and vaccinated
- Titer of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies in saliva and plasma [ Time Frame: Between 21 and 200 days after vaccination ]Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein RBD antibodies (in saliva and plasma) between participants vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna mRNA-1273 and AstraZeneca
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent
- Both Hospital staff as well as non-health care workers will be invited to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals not fulfilling the inclusion criteria or declining blood or saliva collection.
- Exclusion criteria are neck breathers (tracheostomy/laryngectomy patients) or other nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal anomalies that do not allow for sampling using Salivette.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04842305
Contact: Lennart Friis-Hansen, Dr.med. | 61145916 | lennart.jan.friis-hansen@regionh.dk |
Responsible Party: | Lenanrt Friis-Hansen, Department of Clinical Biochemistry MD, DMSc, Principal Investigator, University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04842305 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
P-2021-224 |
First Posted: | April 13, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 13, 2021 |
Last Verified: | April 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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COVID-19 Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Virus Diseases |
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