Exposed but symptom-free? study tracks hidden virus spreaders

NCT ID NCT04259892

First seen May 31, 2026 · Last updated Jun 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study followed 324 people who had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case to see how long the virus stays in their nose and throat. Researchers tested participants multiple times over 12 days and tracked any symptoms. The goal was to understand how many exposed people become silent spreaders of the virus.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Félix Guyon Ile de la Réunion CHU nord

    Saint-Denis, 97400, France

  • Centre Investigation Clinique 1415 CHRU Tours - Hôpital Bretonneau

    Tours, 37000, France

  • Centre Investigation Clinique 1417 Hôpital Cochin Bâtiment Lavoisier

    Paris, 75679, France

  • Centre Investigation Clinique 1433 CHRU de NANCY

    Nancy, 54511, France

  • Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1403 -CHU Lille

    Lille, 59037, France

  • Centre d'Investigation Clinique Hôpital Saint Louis

    Paris, 75010, France

  • Centre d'Investigation Clinique Ile de la Réunion CHU sud

    Saint-Pierre, 97448, France

  • Centre d'investigation Clinique 1425, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard

    Paris, 75018, France

  • Centre d'investigation clinique 1406 CHU Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38043, France

  • Centre d'investigation clinique 1414 Service de Pharmacologie clinique CHU Rennes Hôpital Pontchaillou

    Rennes, 35033, France

  • Centre d'investigation clinique 1432 Hôpital François Mitterrand CHU Bourgogne

    Dijon, 21 079, France

  • Département maladie infectieux CHU Saint Etienne

    Saint-Etienne, 42055, France

  • Service de Maladies infectieuses et tropicales Centre hospitalier

    Cayenne, 97306, French Guiana

  • Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales Hôpital Jean Minjoz CHRU Besançon

    Besançon, 25030, France

  • Service des Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Pôle Spécialités médicales, CHU Pellegrin

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

  • Service des maladies infectieuses Hôpital Gabriel Montpied CHU de Clermont Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France

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