France launches massive virus surveillance in GP clinics
NCT ID NCT07599449
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will track which respiratory viruses—like flu, COVID-19, and RSV—are circulating in French primary care clinics each winter. Up to 25,000 patients with cold or flu symptoms will provide a saliva or nose swab sample. The goal is to monitor virus activity and help guide public health responses, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 25,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients seen in GPs' consultation with an acute respiratory infection
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * be seen by a general practitioner or pediatrician participating in the Sentinelles surveillance program; * between week 40 (late September-early October) and week 15 (mid-April) of each year * have an acute respiratory infection (ARI) as defined below: Sudden onset of fever (or feeling of fever) and respiratory symptoms * have given oral consent to participate in this monitoring or, in the case of minors, oral consent given by the child's legal guardian(s) present at the consultation Exclusion Criteria: * a person who is subject to a court-ordered protective measure; * a person who is under guardianship or conservatorship, unless accompanied by their legal guardian or unless the legal guardian objects to their participation; * a person who is not in a condition to receive information or give consent.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IPLESP - UMR S 1136, N° BC 2908, Faculté de médecine Sorbonne Université, site Saint Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny
RECRUITINGParis, France
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