# Should Palatine Tonsils be Included in the Oropharyngeal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing?

> **NCT05611203** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Rigshospitalet, Denmark** · enrollment: 1000 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- SARS-CoV Infection
- Coronavirus
- Corona Virus Infection

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** An Oropharyngeal swab

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05611203
- **Lead sponsor:** Rigshospitalet, Denmark
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2022-11-10
- **Primary completion:** 2023-01-30
- **Final completion:** 2023-03-02
- **Target enrollment:** 1000 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05611203

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05611203, "Should Palatine Tonsils be Included in the Oropharyngeal Swab for SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Testing?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05611203. Licensed CC0.

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