Immune Response of Asymptomatic EHPAD Employees Infected With COVID-19 (SERASYMPTO)

October 24, 2022 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Kinetic of Humoral Immune Response of Asymptomatic Nursing Homes (EHPAD) Employees Infected With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus : a Case Control Study

The investigators performed in April 2020, a screening campaign of asymptomatic staff working in elderly nursing homes in Paris France (EHPAD), where the virus had been circulating actively in March and April 2020. Among 241 employees tested in four nursing homes, 32 (13.2%) were asymptomatic carriers of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2).

Few data are available concerning the humoral immune response of asymptomatic carriers, the elicitation and duration of neutralizing antibodies and the duration of protection.

The purpose of the study is to determine whether these asymptomatic persons develop a humoral immune response, whether this immune response is durable and whether it is protective against the risk of reinfection

Study Overview

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The investigators performed in April 2020, a screening campaign of asymptomatic staff working in elderly nursing homes in Paris, France, where the virus had been circulating actively in March and April 2020. Among 241 employees tested in four nursing homes, 32 (13.2%) were asymptomatic carriers of SARS-Cov-2.

Few data are available concerning the humoral immune response of asymptomatic carriers, the elicitation and duration of neutralizing antibodies and the duration of protection.

The main objective of this study is to describe the SARS-Cov-2 asymptomatic employees with positive immunoglobulin G (igG) serology at month 1-2 post infection.

Secondary objectives are

  • To describe the proportion of asymptomatic persons with SARS-Cov-2 antibodies month 3 and 6 post infection
  • To compare the proportion of persons with SARS-Cov-2 antibodies between asymptomatic and asymptomatic carriers at M1-2 post infection, M3 and M6 post infection
  • To determine the factors associated with the appearance of antibodies ( viral load, age, sex, previous history, habitus..)
  • To study the neutralizing capacities and immune-profiling of SARS-Cov-2 antibodies in vitro
  • To evaluate the occurrence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) reinfections in asymptomatic carriers during the second wave.

The design will be a case control study between

  • Cases: SARS-Cov-2 asymptomatic nursing homes employees
  • Controls: cohort of patients with a symptomatic COVID-19, preferably recruited in nursing homes or in case of difficulties in the virology service of COCHIN Hospital.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Paris, France, 75004
        • Hotel Dieu Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

  • Common inclusion criteria:

    • Age ≥ 18.
    • Health care employees working in the EHPAD who consulted in the Hotel Dieu Hospital
    • Affiliated with a health insurance
    • Informed information and consent

  • Inclusion Criteria for Cases (asymptomatic COVID-19 patients) :

    • Health care workers screened SARS-Cov-2 positive for NASopharyngeal swaths during screening campaigns for EHPAD staff.
    • Having carried out a follow-up serology (M1 and M2) within the Hotel Dieu.
    • Having never developed symptoms of COVID-19 or have developed some symptoms undetected before screening: fever, transient fatigue, rhinorrhea, symptoms that may be mistaken for a common winter cold (no respiratory symptoms or prolonged fever)

  • Inclusion criteria for controls (symptomatic COVID-19 patients) :

    • Health care workers tested positive for polymerase chain reaction assay (PCR) SARS-Cov-2 during screening campaigns for EHPAD staff at the Hotel Dieu.
    • Having carried out a follow-up serology (M1 and M2) within the Hotel Dieu.

COVID-19 symptoms defined by:

  • At least two major signs of COVID-19 among: > fever, cough, chest tightness, bilateral pneumonia, anosmia, loss of taste.
  • or a major sign and three minor signs among: headache, severe fatigue, diarrhea, odynophagia, rhinorrhea, suggestive skin signs.

It is part of the database of the virology department of Cochin Hospital (in case of failure to recruit health care workers in the EHPADs).

*Exclusion criteria :

  • Refuse to participate or inability to obtain informed consent.
  • under guardianship, curators
  • negative SARS-COV-2 PCR
  • Pregnancy

Study Plan

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

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Other: Cases
SARS-Cov-2 asymptomatic nursing homes employees
Other: serology
serology at M3 and serology at M6
Other: Controls
cohort of patients with a symptomatic COVID-19, preferably recruited in nursing homes or in case of difficulties in the virology service of COCHIN Hospital.
Other: serology
serology at M3 and serology at M6

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
rate of positive IgG serology
Time Frame: month 1-2 post infection
positive IgG (Immunoglobulin G) SARS-Cov-2 serology after infection of asymptomatic employees
month 1-2 post infection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
rate of positive IgG serology
Time Frame: month 3-6 post infection
positive IgG (Immunoglobulin G) SARS-Cov-2 serology after infection of asymptomatic employees
month 3-6 post infection
rate of positive immunoglobulin M (IgM) serology
Time Frame: month 1-2-3 and 6 post infection
positive IgM SARS-Cov-2 serology after infection of asymptomatic employees
month 1-2-3 and 6 post infection
rate of neutralizing antibodies
Time Frame: month 1-2-3 and 6 post infection
concentration of neutralizing antibodies
month 1-2-3 and 6 post infection
questionnaire
Time Frame: month 1-2-3 and 6 post infection
Associated factors with the presence of antibodies
month 1-2-3 and 6 post infection
re infection
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 8 months
of asymptomatic patients with SARS-Cov-2
through study completion, an average of 8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Institut Pasteur

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Dominique Salmon, MD, PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 18, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 18, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 19, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 19, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 22, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 26, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 24, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2022

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • APHP201253
  • 2020-A01833-36 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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