Strasbourg hospital staff antibody study reveals infection spread
NCT ID NCT04441684
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how many hospital workers in Strasbourg, France, had antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19. About 1,466 staff members were tested to see if they had been infected, especially after a large outbreak linked to a religious event. The goal was to understand how far the virus spread among healthcare workers and how their immune systems responded.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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1,466 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Any person, male or female, over 18 years of age at the time of signing the consent * Any person affiliated to a social health insurance scheme * Any person able to understand the objectives and risks related to research and to give an informed, dated and signed consent * Any person who is part of HUS staff and working at HUS at the time of the pandemic, including residents affiliated with HUS and assigned to general hospitals in the region * Any symptomatic person with a positive COVID result (PCR + group) or negative (PCR- group) with a RT-PCR test carried out at least 10 days before inclusion, or any person, for which no COVID PCR was performed (group " No PCR") Exclusion Criteria: * Person in exclusion period (determined by a previous or ongoing study), * Inability to give clear information (person in an emergency, difficulty understanding the subject, etc.) * Person under safeguard of justice * Person under guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - Centre d'Investigation Clinique - Nouvel Hôpital Civil et Hautepierre
Strasbourg, France