- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04864535
A Pilot Study for the Collection Of Vocalized, Individual Digital Cough Sound Recordings to Screen for COVID-19 (COVID-Cough)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This study is designed to be administered in a hybrid manner to collect cough sample recordings in association with self-reported symptoms and a COVID-19 rt-qPCR test to investigate whether algorithms can be developed to distinguish COVID-19 positive patients from COVID-19 negative patients using a combination of cough sounds with or without patient-reported symptoms.
Participants will be recruited into two arms with participants entering each arm undergoing the following procedures:
Arm 1 Participants will be recruited into Arm 1 through online marketing campaigns targeted to areas of high COVID-19 incidence as reported by the CDC. Participant recruitment campaign material will direct participants to a Study Landing Page (webpage) (See COVID Cough Study Landing Page - Wire Frame document) that will provide the high-level details of the study including the inclusion/exclusion criteria.
If participants choose to undergo the informed consent process and enroll onto the study, they will download the smartphone-based Study Research App that will virtually perform the following:
- Informed consent completion
- Inclusion/exclusion screening question
If participants are excluded, they will cease to be enrolled on the study (Screen Failure) and the Study Research App will subsequently become inactive. If participants are included, they will proceed within the Study Research App and virtually perform the following:
- Medical symptom questionnaire completion
- Cough sound recording (5 cough sound recordings)
- FDA mandated COVID-19 medical form and participant shipping information After successful completion of the final step presented by the Study Research App, participants will be shipped via FedEx a 2-day shipping FDA EUA authorized at-home self-administered, saliva-based COVID-19 rt-qPCR test developed and analyzed by a CLIA, CAP, and NYS DOH certified laboratory in Secaucus, NJ.
Participants will receive their COVID-19 rt-qPCR test within a test kit box that will also contain a study flyer designed to prompt the participant to reengage the Study Research App. Participants will also be prompted by an email sent out at the time of delivery of their COVID-19 test kit. If during the study assessment of the data shows that participant retention is poor the study PI may implement a single SMS set to the participant at the time of delivery to add an extra reminder to perform the following steps within the Study Research App alongside performing their self-administered COVID-19 test:
- Medical symptom questionnaire completion
- Cough sound recording (5 cough sound recordings) Participants will be provided a pre-paid FedEx shipping label with which to return their COVID-19 test to the study partner laboratory which will analyze tests and report test results to participants as per their standard operating procedures.
Data collected by the Study Research App will be encrypted locally on the participant's phone and uploaded to a secure, restricted access, HIPAA compliant ShareFile folder.
Data collected by the Study Research App and partner lab will also be recorded in an electronic Clinical Data Management system for security and data privacy (See COVID Cough Study Case Report Form Document).
Arm 2 Potential participants will be identified by the study staff at a partner testing site ("Partner Site") based on recently (<24 hours) receiving a positive COVID-19 test result on Rapid PCR testing. Eligible participants will be called back to attend the Partner Site within <48 hours of undergoing their COVID-19 test.
Eligible subjects will be consented and enrolled into the study through a paper Informed Consent Form that is signed in person at the Partner Site.
After enrollment, participants will be asked questions regarding any signs and symptoms of respiratory disease after which the enrolled subject's cough sounds will be captured (5 cough sounds are required) using the COVID Cough In-clinic Study application software installed on a study smartphone utilized by the Partner Site study staff. The COVID Cough In-clinic Study application software is a piece of software that mimics the cough recording capture elements of the Study Research App and provides the ability to enter a subject's date of birth for file identification purposes.
As this is an observational study, after cough recording capture the Partner Site study staff will only receive a unique cough recording identifier by the study smartphone which will be recorded in the participant's eCRF.
In both study arms participants will receive a copy of their completed ICF upon completing the ICF process.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Neroli Anderson
- Phone Number: +61 7 3724 0035
- Email: clinicalstudies@resapphealth.com.au
Study Locations
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New York
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New York, New York, United States, 10024
- Strategy Health LLC
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
A minimum of 100 participants who test positive for COVID-19 on rt-qPCR will be recruited. Based on average COVID-19 incidence rates in high incidence US geographies (~8-12%), this study will enrol a cohort of up to 1500 participants on a rolling basis, to allow for sufficient cough recordings from COVID-19 positive participants to be collected for analysis.
Participants will be aged 21 years and older and will not be excluded based on gender, demographic group, or geographic location within the US.
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- be aged 21 years and older;
- be a resident of the USA;
- have a personal (i.e., not shared) iPhone 6s or newer running iOS 14 or later;
- be able to read and understand English;
- be able to provide informed consent;
- be able to provide at least 5 coughs (voluntary and/or spontaneous);
- if enrolling online in Arm 1, the participant must be unvaccinated against COVID-19 (have not received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine at any time before study enrolment)
Exclusion Criteria:
have one or more medical contraindication to voluntary cough, including the following:
- Severe respiratory distress;
- History of pneumothorax;
- Eye, chest, or abdominal surgery within 3 months of enrolling for the study; or
- Hemoptysis (coughing up of blood) within 1 month of enrolling for the study;
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Collection of cough sound recordings and self-reported symptoms from a minimum of 100 COVID-19 positive participants as identified by rt-qPCR.
Time Frame: 3 months
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Cough sound recordings and symptoms from COVID-positive patients
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3 months
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Development of an algorithm that uses a combination of cough sounds and self-reported symptoms that is capable of distinguishing between COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative participants.
Time Frame: 3 months
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Cough sound algorithm that distinguishes with COVID-19 positive and negative cough sounds.
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3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Development of an algorithm that uses cough sounds that is capable of distinguishing between COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative participants.
Time Frame: 3 months
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Algorithm for software application to distinguish between COVID-19 positive and negative coughs
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3 months
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Development of an algorithm that uses a combination of cough sounds and patient-reported symptoms that is capable of predicting rt-qPCR Ct value for a participant.
Time Frame: 3 months
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Algorithm could predict similar result to a rt-qPCR Ct value
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Shrawan Patel, MBBS BSc, Strategy Health LLC
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 21001
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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